Now that it's April 2nd, let's go back over the 21 best and worst gags we saw this year. April Fools' Day is officially over, and we saw a ton of gags — varying from the actually rather funny UFO robot lawnmower to chicken curry flavored ice cream that should seriously get someone put in jail.

Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out years ago, brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes are rarely a winning combo. If you’re a company with any kind of social media presence in 2025, you really, truly only have four options on April Fools’ Day:

Today marks April Fools' Day, the perfect opportunity for pranksters to take to the floor and play jokes on their friends and family. From telling friends fake news to adding toothpaste between Oreos,

"'you’re so gullible' I’m sorry i trust my friends when they tell me things. I’m sorry im pure of heart...unlike u who just lied to me."

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.

We regrettably have no video evidence to prove it, but baseball pranks, gags and practical jokes have almost certainly been around as long as the game itself. You can probably imagine a member of the 1881 Worcester Ruby Legs setting fire to the shoe of an unwitting teammate.

Automakers use April 1st as a means of grabbing people's attention and creating interest and laughter. EpicVIN says that according to the statistics, brands that play along on April Fools' Day have a 10-15% boost in social media engagements in the first week of April.

Every year popular games release patches with special content celebrating April Fools' Day, and some studios even develop special limited-time-only game