The first "April Fools' Day" hoax which appeared in Icelandic media was published on the back page of the newspaper Morgunblaðið on 1 April 1953. The newspaper claimed a brand new type of an aeroplane was supposed to carry passengers between Reykjavík and the town of Akranes. A photo was published allegedly showing the aeroplane in the air over Reykjavík.

However, the aeroplane was rather peculiar looking. It was in the shape of a bus with wings and a tail like an aeroplane. The day after Morgunblaðið informed its readers that this had been an "April Fools' Day" hoax and that the photo wasn't real. The hoax was nevertheless very successful according to the newspaper. Many people contacted Morgunblaðið offices to get further information about this exciting new aeroplane and when it was to start scheduled flights. The inhabitants of Akranes were especially excited about being able to fly to Reykjavík in only few minutes.

Morgunblaðið published another "April Fools' Day" hoax the year after and has done so ever since. The hoax in 1954 claimed the American film actor Tyrone Power had made a surprise visit to Iceland. Such celebrity visits were very rare in those days, if any, but occur on regular basis today.