This showcases the danger that such believeable April Fools stories create. Nobody bothered clicking the “further story” link which would've been the reveal, and not only has this been reposted on the news website network, it's now trickled as far as low-level video news.
So although I commend the originator for creating a potentially possible story, I equally criticise them for maybe not doing enough to point out it was a joke… especially with today's public, which as a whole is deeply stupid.