Journalist Ben Black was "shocked" to discover his fake news from five years ago used by AI.

April Fools' Day is celebrated worldwide, and many countries have their own unique pranks and jokes. In France, paper fish are often put on someone's back as a joke because the fish are said to be young and, therefore, easily caught. The prank is called the "April Fish," and those who get the fish placed on their backs are seen as gullible.

April Fools' Day is not recognized as a holiday in any country except for Odessa, Ukraine, where April 1 is an official city holiday. It is not a federal holiday in the U.S., although the tradition of playing pranks and jokes still goes on.

Here’s the history of April Fools’ Day and which restaurants are running April Fools' Day price cuts instead of pranks today, Tuesday, April 1.

A survey of the many fools who have been immortalized in song, featuring Aretha Franklin, Bow Wow Wow, the Stone Roses and more.

It's April 1, and you know what that means. Every brand, resort, and snowboarding personality has taken to the internet in a silly, goofy mood in hopes of bringing a smile to your face and engagement to their pages.

From a drone that delivers donuts, a tuxedo and flip flop dress code, or one Ozarks First anchor joking about leaving the station, companies across the area had fun with April Fool’s Day 2025. Here’s a few of the jokes that Springfield-area businesses and agencies posted on their Facebook pages.

We fact-checked every corporate-branded April Fools’ joke we could find. Today is April 2, a normal day. Got you! Today is actually April 1 or April Fools’ Day, when it’s considered funny and appropriate for brands to post inaccurate information.

April 2025 is officially here and the month has a lot going on. Here's a list of notable dates so you can know what to plan for.