Today, April Fools’ Day is a global event. From harmless practical jokes among friends to elaborate corporate hoaxes, the spirit of playful deception lives on. Despite its uncertain origins, ...

or April Fools’ Day, when it’s considered funny and appropriate for brands to post inaccurate information. At The Washington Post, we like to get into the spirit of the holiday by rounding up ...

and get in on the April Fools’ joke. April 1, of course, is the day when corporate brands, and pretty much anyone with an imagination and online presence feels it appropriate to post inaccurate ...

El Día de los Santos Inocentes shares the spirit of April Fools’ Day, but is held much later in the year - it falls on 28 December - and has different origins. Historians are not completely ...