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The Yes Men are a couple of high-profile pranksters whose erudite tactics meant to warn or propagate the masses (depending on how you see it) about hot button political issues like war protest and global warming fall in line with the mentality behind Internet stalwarts like Improv Everywhere and flash mobs in general.

Initially, the duo received major attention months ago when they distributed fake copies of The New York Times in New York City. The paper (and accompanying web site), boasting optimistic headlines like "War Is Over" and "Court Indicts Bush on High Treason Charge," touted a rather Utopian leftist view that threw hundreds of readers for a loop.

That politically-charged stunt laid the ground work for The Yes Men's latest prank, a distribution of a fake New York Post in New York City yesterday. With a front page that screams, "We're Screwed," the accompanying articles detail the threats posed by climate change and global warming.



Of course, The Yes Men also know how to go viral, too. Ladies and gentlemen, the Survivaball: