April Fools' Day, which takes place on April First, has been around for several centuries and has roots that may be even older.

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.

While it is widely believed that April Fools' Day may have roots back in ancient Rome or Britain, clear references to the April tradition do not appear until the late Middle Ages, according to Stephen ...

March is over, and April Fools' Day is here. As Californians pull pranks on their friends, they may be wondering about the origins of the joke-based holiday. As it turns out, the holiday may have been ...

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 ...

Carnival Cruise Line was the subject of an online uproar on Monday after two April Fools pranks went viral, causing confusion among guests. One prank involved the popular cruise ship of hiding and ...

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 ...

“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” — Lord Byron April Fool’s Day is over. And that means you’ll have to wait another 364 days until we once again pull out our best tomfoolery for your ...