Joe Lycett reveals the four fake stories he planted in UK media hoax

The comedian Joe Lycett has disclosed the fake stories he successfully planted in the British media over the past month.

Last week, Lycett, 35, claimed he was behind numerous fake news stories that have been reported across the mainstream media over the past month, confirming that multiple stories had been shared in national news including BBC News, The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Daily Star, ITV News, Sky News.

Lycett said the story about Ian “H” Watkins from Steps had been “covered everywhere… they even discussed it on BBC Breakfast”.