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The New York Times today reported the end of the Iraq war and the establishment of national health care.

Oh, wait. It's not real. (What gave you a hint?)

With an "All the news we hope to print" edition dated July 4 of next year, some pranksters with the help of a group called The Yes Men papered NYC with the 14-page fake. On its Web site, Yes Men says its mission is "Impersonating big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them."

USA TODAY's On Deadline blog writes about it here. The Times itself blogged about it and provided a PDF of the fake and invited comments.

The actual Times (at right) published stories about financial crisis, budget shortfalls, bankruptcy, death and a fight over education. No doubt about its authenticity.