Learn when April Fools' Day 2026 is, where the holiday may have come from and how prank traditions spread over time.

The earliest April Fools’ Day hoax on record was in 1698, when people in London were told to go see the annual ceremony of the washing of the lions.

Here's what to know about the mystery-shrouded origins of April Fools' Day and some food deals and discounts to score this April Fools' Day.

MSI’s April Fools’ prank aims to solve the problem of your cat plopping itself directly atop your keyboard. It showed off an ...

April 1 is more than just the start of a month that many embrace for the warmer weather that typically accompanies it. It is a day set aside for pranksters just waiting to pull ...

We've gathered the best April Fools' Day jokes that are packed with enough hilarious puns, clever wordplay, and knock-knock joke openings to share with your friends, family, coworkers, and anyone else ...

AprilFoolsDay is over. But if you still need a bit of amusement, check out this tomfoolery from both local and national ...

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 ...

Watch your back this week, because April Fools' Day lands on Wednesday, April 1. People will soon dedicate 24 hours to plotting and pranking — behavior that may have started in 15th-century France or ...

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 ...

The Washington Wizards keep finding new ways to embarrass themselves this season. As if a 17-59 record wasn't bad enough, the Wizards have created quite the controversy this week by playing an April ...