Today is April Fools’ Day, a.k.a. the Day of Lies.
Because The Washington Post is a newspaper, and news is the opposite of a lie, our writers have a tradition of dumping on the holiday, particularly on corporate marketing specialists who use the occasion to deceive their customers with fictitious announcements in the name of “humor.”
As a public service, we are debunking every brand- or celebrity-related April Fools’ prank we can find today in the hopes that no one is tricked against their will. Please read and commit to memory:
We will update this list with more April Fools’ Day crimes as we learn of them. If you are aware of one, you can let us know anonymously.