This year's April Fools' Day marketing stunts feature everything from a grass keyboard from Yahoo to a 5-year cruise from Duolingo and Carnival.

Day likely had its origin way back in the 15th Century. But today it's become more of a day for marketing mischief by big brands.

If you see a weird product being announced online today, don't be so sure it's real. Duolingo, Razer, Yahoo and Priceline have some of the best April Fools' pranks for 2025.

April 1 always seems to begin with social media users reminding everyone that it’s April Fools’ Day. At this point, do we really need a reminder? Brands and celebrities give it a go every year, often with extremely elaborate posts that fool almost no one.

One of Flightradar’s most-tracked flights today was BAW999, which listed the retired supersonic jet as flying from London to New York. This, of course, was just too good to be true. [Image:

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.

Cities and members of local Facebook groups took full advantage of April Fool’s Day. Check out some of the best pranks.

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.