Not long ago, a certain man claiming to be an Australian citizen with the name-Phuc Dat Bich was all over the news–with reports saying his true name is ‘Phuc Dat Bich’ and this has been giving him a lot of problems.

Mr Phuc Dat Bich claimed the unique presumed pronunciation of his name means Facebook thinks it is an assumed name and has banned him several times.

‘Bich’ said he is a Vietnamese Australian, and posted his passport to Facebook in irritation of his countless bans. His story made headlines across the world.

But Bich took to his facebook yesterday to say; it was all a prank—we began a big news.

He wrote:

“What started as a joke between friends, became a prank that made a fool out of the media and brought out the best in the people who reached out to me. It didn’t bring out the anger and darkness that we often see on the internet, but it brought a levity and humanity in a time we need it most.

Out of this ordeal I’ve concluded not to trust the credibility of the media, it’s twisted by the hungry journalists who mask the truth.

I just want those who are reading this to take a step back and reflect what the media have claimed about me.

“What was his parents thinking?”

Funny right?

It goes to show that an average joe like myself can con the the biggest news sources with ease.”