Fairy bread ‘cancel’ campaign dupes Australian media

A stack of Australian media organisations have been left red faced after being fooled by a classic Chaser stunt – and it’s all about a kids’ party staple.

The satirical group created an elaborate trail of fakery to back up an online petition calling for an end to the “offensive” term ‘fairy bread’ – the white bread covered in multicoloured sprinkles loved by five-year-olds across the nation.

Using the pseudonym of Alexis Chaise – who apparently has a PhD and works in…