Traditionally, April Fools’ Day is a major “internet holiday” — but in recent years, roundups have largely consisted of a series of commercials designed to go viral on social media. Here is a list of April Fools’ Day 2019 pranks we’re updating throughout the day:
In early March 2019, a Facebook user shared a screenshot (archived here) of a tweet sent the same day, which admonished followers of a scandal involving the Kardashian family. That post claimed that while readers were busy on Kardashian gossip, two-thirds of the Earth’s animals were in the process of being eradicated by 2020: lmagine if …
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In 2015, the following content (archived here), an apparent Tumblr screenshot describing the purported backstory for the preschool book series and television show Max & Ruby, started to circulate on social media: Underneath a still from Max & Ruby were comments from an original poster and another person. The first said: 12 years after it was first aired, …
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ANTIFA didn’t sabotage emergency services by cutting fiber optic cables, those claims came from an imposter Twitter account that spreads misinformation.
Rumors that the first 90 kangaroos have been released in Wyoming are nothing more than a very successful April Fool’s joke.
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Opossums help stop the spread of Lyme disease because they’re good at killing ticks.
Pope Francis said a future event would bring “hellfire from above” in a sermon at Saint Peter’s Square.
Butch and Eddie O’Hare: The War Hero Whose Father Was a Partner With Gangster Al Capone–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Butch O’Hare, the war hero after whom Chicago’s O’Hare airport is named, was the son of mob lawyer Eddie O’Hare. The email tells the story of Butch O’Hare’s bravery as well as a decision of …
The Truth About Martin Luther King, Jr.–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A collection of alleged facts about Martin Luther King that are critical of the Civil Rights leader. The Truth: Let’s take them one at a time:His name wasn’t Martin Luther King-Confusing!According to all accounts, the name on Martin Luther King’s birth certificate is …
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