Pranksters Josh Pieters and Archie Manners fooled Tucker Carlson with a fake interview.

Archie Manners posed as an ex-Kensington Palace employee with a fabricated story.

The duo created a false narrative about editing a photo of Kate Middleton to remove a Christmas tree.

The interview was poised for broadcast to Carlson's 500,000 followers before the prank was revealed.

Revealing the prank preempted the spread of potential false rumors and conspiracy theories.