Elon Musk has led this yr’s April Idiot pranks, telling his 179.5million followers on X (previously Twitter, owned by him) that he’s off to a brand new job – at Disney.
The Tesla chief wrote:
“Excited to affix @Disney as their Chief DEI Officer. Can’t wait to work with Bob Iger & Kathleen Kennedy to make their content material MORE woke!
“Even the linguini.”
Others to affix within the April Idiot frivolity included a Ricky Gervais Clips account (@GervaisClips) on X, who posted that Gervais’s alter ego David Brent – the character he performed in his breakthrough hit sitcom The Workplace – might be returning to our screens. It mentioned:
“Breaking information: Brent is Again! It has simply been introduced that after eight years, David Brent might be returning for a brand new film and album, titled ‘David Brent: Life on the Street to Vegas’.
“Cumin summer time 2024.”
Stranger issues have occurred.
@DMovies_org posted:
“An unrecognisable Penelope Cruz and an animalistic Brian Cox star in what’s most likely Ken Loach’s most unabashedly romantic movie ever! In cinemas on Friday.”
Conventional UK media bought into the spirit of the day too. The Telegraph newspaper reported that Germany hope an obscure regulation will cease England soccer captain Harry Kane enjoying for his residence nation – reasonably area of interest, however appreciated by the readers judging by the feedback underneath the piece.
And Saga Journal (that includes holidays for elder residents) posted an advert for forthcoming cruises, providing water ski classes, breakdancing classes and bungee jumps off the bridge for passengers.
Inevitably, many journalists additionally took to social media saying, with the present state of the world, it’s changing into more and more tough to distinguish between April Idiot’s tales and real articles.
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