Sorry, but we had to do one roundup of all the silliness.

Your friend who posted the fake sonogram didn’t make the list, although they did cause their grandparents who don’t understand social media to suffer extreme highs and lows.

Let’s take a look at Slate and a list of their favourite pranks:

Trump’s new Irish tower. The Irish Times has a blockbuster scoop: Dublin will have its own Trump Tower after the commander in chief bought a 16-story downtown building. Why would Trump be interested in Dublin? He “is known to want a stronger foothold in an English-speaking country in the European Union as Britain begins the process of leaving the Union,” notes the Irish Times. The story could almost be believable if it weren’t for the accompanying tweets reportedly from Trump: “Bought a small tower in Dublin, Ireland. We are going to build an awesome hotel in Dublin. It will be totally great. Love Ireland! Great country! #trumpdublin”…

Alexa goes to the dogs. The Amazon Echo will be able to communicate with your pets thanks to Petlexa. “Now your dog, cat or favorite pet can communicate with Alexa just like you do,” says the company’s ad that is actually clever but not believable in the slightest.

We’ll have a look at that video:

Google also got in on the pets angle:

And back to the list:

Imagine the lines in Customs. Emirates airline took to Twitter to unveil a “triple-decker” plane that includes a swimming pool, a gym, and even a park. Sure it’s outlandish but a lot of people bought it, perhaps because it was still March 31 for much of the western world when the company sent out the tweet…

Trolling where it hurts. In what may just be the best April Fools’ Day prank, Snapchat has a filter that makes snaps look like an Instagram post. That is, of course, a dig at Facebook and how it has been trying to desperately copy several Snapchat features. It even comes with a like from “my_mom,” in what looks to be a dig at how Facebook is becoming increasingly popular with older users.

OK, that one is a gem.

Over to AdWeek for a couple more:

McDonald’s has invented the Micro Mac. Rather similar to the nano-slider from White Castle. Great video, stay for the jingle.

Paddy Power: The British sports betting company introduces the world’s first seahorse race.

Right, I think I’ve had enough.

You can see more brand-related pranks HERE and a summary of sorts HERE.

[sources:slate&adweek]