No, a Boston antifascist group did not hang that anti-racism banner at Fenway Park last night.

Social media pages for "Boston Antifa," which identifies itself as a local affiliate of the bandana-clad leftists who have sparred with right wing and white supremacist marchers at rallies across the country, claimed credit for the stunt.

The actual protesters who hung the banner denied any connection to Boston Antifa in an interview with CSNNE. And the people behind the social media pages do not actually believe the things they say -- because they are a pair of anti-leftist pranksters from Oregon who started Boston Antifa as a parody of actual anti-fascist groups.

Brandon and Alexis, whose Antifa characters "Dustin" and "Quinn" opine on subjects like how fidget spinners can trigger PTSD in hurricane victims, said as much last April in an interview with right-wing media personality Gavin McInnes.

"The dressing in drag thing was a pretty big gamble, but for some reason a lot of people seemed to buy it up," Brandon said. "I don't think any of them should feel bad, because the real people are so ridiculous anyway."

McInnes, who was originally scheduled to speak at last month's "Boston Free Speech" rally before dropping out, praised the pair for fooling right wingers, who flood their social media pages with angry comments, and for angering actual leftist groups.

"Antifa was screaming, 'This isn't us! Stop taking this seriously!' And it wasn't working," McInnes said. "I avoided it. I didn't want to say this was clearly fake because it was doing so much damage to the Antifa brand."

The pair said they lived in Oregon at the time, but planned to move later that year. One influence on Boston Antifa was alternative comedian Andy Kaufman, said Brandon, who described the project as "pranks and parodies."

"I advertised in the beginning, attacking everybody that I liked," Brandon said.

Boston Antifa's antics have tricked conservative and mainstream media outlets, including Sports Illustrated, Townhall, RT, Gateway Pundit and Reuters. Independent Journal Review writer Benny Johnson dedicated a story to aggregating the fake pages' most controversial social media posts, under the headline "Alleged Boston Antifa thanks Hillary Clinton, Democrats for their support as they burn American flag."