At the time of our show, there was only about an hour and a half left for you to keep your guard up against anything in your Twitter and Facebook feeds. Hopefully everyone is now safe. When April Fools’ Day is finally over, the multitude of maddening mendacity that pranksters love to pull will go along with it. But in the meantime, the Internet has made the whole affair easier than ever. And more dangerous.
Gags have become publicity stunts for the brands out there that take part. Fueled even further by the wild success of people like Jimmy Kimmel. He’s kind of ruined the believability of anything you see. But you remember his name, and other businesses known they can capitalize on a good gag.
So has the Internet ruined April Fools’ Day? Or has it made it better than ever?
