Oh, joy! It is the most wonderful day of the year (if you are a fact checker)... April Fool's Day is upon us, that day when every outlet, brand, influencer and Internet jokester under the sun tries to come up with something original to fool their audience with. Listing every effort at humor, satire, parody etc. on such a day is an impossible task, but here is a running list of the ones we've enjoyed most today:
Ryanair Goes Corporate Comms
Ryanair was quick out of the gate (get it?) with a post that claimed that from now on they would be adopting a more "corporate and professional approach in our communications" after being famous for whimsical and trolling social media posts. The post appeared in the evening of March 31 in Europe but by that time April 1 had already rolled around in some parts of the world, which is one of the perks if you are an airline. The announcement can be seen here (archived here):
Update... pic.twitter.com/reCYMc0RLo
-- Ryanair (@Ryanair) March 31, 2026
Dogecoin Goes Corporate Comms
Essentially the same joke at cryptocurrency Dogecoin, famous for its meme-inspired Shiba Inu logo and frequent exclamations of "wow". They too will now be going in a more corporate direction, becoming "DogeCoin Financial Solutions LLC™". Wow, such joke (archived here)!
📢 An Important Message to Our Community.
-- Dogecoin (@dogecoin) April 1, 2026
Effective immediately, Dogecoin is undergoing a full corporate restructuring.
We are proud to introduce: DogeCoin Financial Solutions LLC™
As part of this transition, we will be:
▪ Retiring the Shiba Inu logo in favour of a tasteful...
WordPress Gets A Dongle
Server hosting company 365i claims the popular WordPress software (used to manage websites) will get a new version that will require a physical and heavy hardware key dongle to be inserted into your computer, for security reasons:
The WordPress Foundation has announced that WordPress 7.0 will require a physical USB-C hardware key plugged into your computer to access wp-admin. Four pricing tiers start at £29.99. The Agency Bundle weighs 1.4kg. We have questions.
Dutch Right-Wing Politician Takes Over
Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders posted on X he got a call from the Prime Minister of the Netherlands asking him if he was ready to take over the country because he "underestimated" how difficult the job would be. Power would be transfered at noon, a state of emergency would be declared, centers for asylum seekers would be closed and taxes on fuel would be lowered. The original post is here (archived here).
Cern Levels Up With Karts
CERN engineers at the Large Hadron Collider have reportedly upgraded the transport system used to travel around the 27-kilometer long tunnel system, and are now using levitating karts. Project Leader Mario and Safety Coordinator Luigi explain more here (archived here).
German Police Goes Chicken
Who said Germans don't have a sense of humor? Police in Thüringen, Germany will now be catching crooks using a specially trained jetpack-wearing chicken. Check it out here (archived here).
Breaking News: Nach einem Jahr sensationeller Einsätze als #Drogenspürhuhn hebt #Henrietta 2.0 jetzt ab und erfährt ein Upgrade zur fliegenden Spezialeinheit der #PolizeiThüringen, um nun auch aus dem Luftraum heraus gegen Verbrecher vorzugehen. 🐔🚁
-- Polizei Thüringen (@Polizei_Thuer) April 1, 2026
Ihre neuen... pic.twitter.com/P08BAckvfo
Yahoo Stops You From Scrolling
Yahoo is now selling the "Scrōll Stoppr", an accessory to stop you from endless scrolling and forcing you to do something else. Check it out here (archived here).
Trump Being Added To Mount Rushmore
Yeah, no that didn't happen. Even though the story appeared in a Daily Mail article (archived here).
Raccons Will Now Be Liberty Bandits
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced (archived here) it is renaming the raccoon "Liberty bandit" as part of the "reviewing wildlife nomenclature to better reflect the nation's history and character" as America's 250th birthday approaches. The department is also renaming skunks "Freedom Foggers."
A Matcha Mayo Made In Heaven
Heinz UK announced a new product in collaboration with PerfectTed: green, "ceremonial grade" Matcha Mayo. Try it here (archived here).
