April Fools' Day jokes permeate social media on popular accounts
With April Fools’ Day comes an onslaught of sometimes hilarious and sometimes pointless jokes online, and this year is no different.
Pennsylvania’s own posted some jokes.
The City of Pittsburgh Republican Committee shouted out Democrat Mayor Ed Gainey and mayoral challenger Corey O’Connor.
“With over a decade each in public office, they’ve mastered the art of change—because nothing screams ‘fresh ideas’ like a couple of perpetual bureaucrats,” the post read.
Big news this April Fools’ Day: Progressive dem champs Ed Gainey and Corey O’Connor are set to revolutionize Pittsburgh City Hall! With over a decade each in public office, they’ve mastered the art of change—because nothing screams 'fresh ideas' like a couple of perpetual…
— PghCityGOPcommittee (@PGHGOPcommittee) April 1, 2025
Penn State collaborated with the University of Miami to photoshop the giant “U” in place of the Nittany Lion Shrine for a post on Instagram.
“When worlds collide… brought the U to Happy Valley for the day ��,” the post said.
Barstool Penn State couldn’t help but jump in, too.
Celebrities like Tiger Woods and well-known companies got in on the fun as well.
P.S. April Fools my Achilles is still a mess 🙂 https://t.co/H1Y1AOgn2v
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 1, 2025
There's no baseball today ☹️
APRIL FOOLS! We've got 13 games coming your way tonight ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/gWIHqbvk62
— MLB (@MLB) April 1, 2025
I'm kind of sad that this is an April Fools ngl. would you drink this though if it was real?? I would... https://t.co/TYW7mhgTxo pic.twitter.com/tyKT0P0kIQ
— OLIPOP (@drinkolipop) April 1, 2025
ANNOUNCEMENT:
We've decided to rebrand as the Taylor Swift Museum.
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April Fools! ????#EmilyDickinson #Dickinson #EmilyDickinsonMuseum@taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/YkUILEaz0U— Emily Dickinson Museum (@DickinsonMuseum) April 1, 2025
However, others weren’t so excited about the holiday.
Given the state of current world leadership, I think this is as good a year as any to finally retire April Fools Day, on the grounds it's no longer possible to tell what is a joke and what is real.
— Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone) April 1, 2025
It’s April Fool’s day and everyone is quiet for the first time. Nothing has been funny for a while it seems ????
— Valérie Ndegwa (@LadyValeriee) April 1, 2025
april fools is cancelled this year because there’s no bigger joke than the current state of america
— ???????????????? (@ashelai_) April 1, 2025
we should just cancel April Fools this year. ain’t no prank topping reality pic.twitter.com/rUje3TWnqD
— ☔ (@Whotfismick) March 30, 2025
“april fools’ day” is an amusing concept considering some of you are fools every single day of the calendar year
— vash???? (@avenchurin_twt) March 31, 2025
Every day is April Fools when you’re attracted to men.
— Aنaمta ???????? (@Annuchutki) April 1, 2025
April Fools’ Day is the one day a year people actually fact check everything they see online before believing it as the truth. Funny because that should be the norm every day.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 1, 2025
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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