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4chan had been doing this for a long time - at least 2005 or so. It was an off shoot of "duckrolling" iirc. Maybe that term has a more clear origin date.
Comment by redditor_since_2005 at 18/02/2022 at 14:14 UTC
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I think rickrolling started with the GTA IV trailers in March 2007.