Belgian waffle
Belgian people were thrown into panic after a hoax news report claimed the country had been "abolished".
The spoof newsflash, which interrupted normal programming on the French-language TV channel RTBF, alleged that the Dutch-speaking Flanders region had declared independence and Belgium no longer existed.
The report featured footage of crowds cheering and waving Flemish flags at the new boarder.
Some Belgians were so taken-in by the joke that they contacted the government for clarification.
A spokesman for Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said: "It was in very bad taste. It scared many people."
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