# What brands should avoid on April Fools’ Day?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-brands-should-avoid-on-april-fools-day/679829>\
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**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-brands-should-avoid-on-april-fools-day/679829 "2026-04-01T19:00:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-brands-should-avoid-on-april-fools-day/679829/1 "2026-04-01T19:00:35Z")

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The Verge rounds up April Fools’ Day 2026’s least painful gags and most embarrassing brand stunts, with a pretty clear takeaway that companies still shouldn’t trust themselves.

> **[April Fools’ Day 2026: the best and cringiest pranks](https://www.theverge.com/tldr/904346/april-fools-day-2026-pranks-jokes-best-worst)**
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> The holiday we didn’t ask for is back.

Sarah

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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-brands-should-avoid-on-april-fools-day/679829/2 "2026-04-01T19:14:06Z")

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Brands should avoid jokes that look one Slack message away from becoming real policy-fake layoffs, fake price hikes, fake AI features, all cursed.

Yoshiii

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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-brands-should-avoid-on-april-fools-day/679829/3 "2026-04-01T21:35:07Z")

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Anything that lands like a trust test should be off limits, and I’d add fake security breaches or account bans because support volume is a good clue the joke already failed.

BayMax