Note: An earlier version of this story first published in April 2024. This version has been updated for 2026. April Fool's Day jokes are fun up until the person telling them becomes the punchline.

Every year on April 1st, something unusual happens around the world. Strange announcements appear online. Friends behave suspiciously. Brands release “big news” that feels just slightly too bizarre to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April Fools' Day is just around the corner. This year, the holiday, which is not a federal or national holiday but widely ...

Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out years ago, brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes are rarely a winning combo. If you’re a company with any kind of social ...

In the digital age, April 1 has evolved into a high-stakes obstacle course of misinformation, where the line between a “breaking news” alert and a well-orchestrated prank is thinner than a referee’s ...

March is over and April Fools' Day is here. As Nevadans are pulling pranks on their friends, they may be wondering what the origins of the joke-based holiday are. As it turns out, the holiday may have ...

So far today you’ve put toothpaste in your kid’s Oreos, brought mayo-filled Krispy Kremes to your co-workers, and placed a rubber band around the faucet sprayer as a surprise for your spouse. “It’s ...

April Fool's Day jokes are fun up until the person telling them becomes the punchline. Some companies have discovered their innocent shenanigans failed to delight audiences and instead tarnished their ...