I think you overestimate people. We DO want to be pranked. We want to believe powdered rhino horn will cure impotence, we want to believe the Moon landings were

I think you overestimate people. We DO want to be pranked. We want to believe powdered rhino horn will cure impotence, we want to believe the Moon landings were faked, we want to believe in that Florida property we purchased sight unseen, we want to believe our grandparents are in the afterlife. And we will damn sure want to believe in videos of despised evil politicians biting the heads off fetuses they ripped out of the womb with their bare hands. In some respects lies are easier to believe than the truth because they don't rely on facts at all.