April Fools' Day hoaxes
News organisations have been getting into the spirit of April Fools' Day by reporting unlikely stories, but which ones are false? Email your suspicions to yourstory@itn.co.uk or comment on ITV News' Facebook page.
Researchers unlock the secret behind club allegiance
It was previously thought that club allegiance was determined by "peer pressure and copying family members," but the new research challenges that theory.
According to the research, the Liverpool gene is associated with a "love of European travel" and "excellent long-term memory".
The gene only appears to explain allegiance to one of the two teams, indicating that either we are all Liverpool or Everton fans deep down, or that more research is needed.
Have you seen any April Fools' Day hoaxes in the news? Email them to us at yourstory@itn.co.uk or comment on our Facebook page.
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