{"id":2416,"date":"2025-04-01T21:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T21:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2416"},"modified":"2025-04-01T21:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T21:01:04","slug":"april-fools-day-did-warren-buffett-buy-tesla-for-1-trillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2416","title":{"rendered":"April Fools’ Day: Did Warren Buffett buy Tesla for $1 trillion?"},"content":{"rendered":"
April Fools’ Day is here, and while everyone loves pulling pranks on friends and family, it\u2019s not just the regular folks getting in on the action. Brands, celebrities, and even government accounts have joined in the fun this year, leaving us all wondering what\u2019s real and what\u2019s just a hilarious hoax.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the rundown on some of the most viral (and totally bogus) pranks making the rounds today.<\/p>\n

Warren Buffett Did NOT Buy Tesla for $1 Trillion<\/p>\n

GoBankingRates dropped a satirical bombshell claiming Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway bought Tesla for a whopping $1 trillion in cash. The article even included a quote from Buffett saying, \u201cI\u2019ve secretly been driving a Cybertruck around my Nebraska neighbourhood at night.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nice try, but in reality, Buffett has no interest in Tesla. In fact, at last year\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, he called Elon Musk a \u201cbrilliant, brilliant guy,\u201d but added, \u201cWe don\u2019t want to compete with Elon in a lot of things.\u201d Sorry, Tesla fans!<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods Isn\u2019t Playing in the Masters Next Week (But Nice Try!)<\/p>\n

After claiming he was ready to play the Masters next week following a ruptured Achilles, Tiger Woods took to X (formerly Twitter) to joke about his recovery. “A few weeks after rupturing my left Achilles… I\u2019m ready to play!” he wrote, before clarifying, \u201cP.S. April Fools my Achilles is still a mess.\u201d Sorry, folks, Woods won\u2019t be hitting the green anytime soon\u2014except for the Champions Dinner at Augusta.<\/p>\n

DOGE Is Not Sending $1 Million Stimulus Checks to Republicans<\/p>\n

No, DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) is not giving away $1 million stimulus checks to Republicans in the U.S., despite a wild April Fools’ story from GoBankingRates.<\/p>\n

The article suggested DOGE had saved $140 billion in government spending\u2014sounds good, right? But a quick check reveals only $35 billion of that is actually itemized on their website. Looks like we’ll have to wait for those stimulus checks (if they ever come at all).<\/p>\n

New Jersey\u2019s \u2018Mount Jonas\u2019 Is Just a Joke<\/p>\n

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New Jersey\u2019s Instagram account had a mountainous prank up its sleeve, announcing plans to build \u201cMount Jonas\u201d\u2014a replica of Mount Rushmore with the faces of the Jonas Brothers.<\/p>\n

Kevin, Joe, and Nick, who hail from New Jersey, would be immortalized in stone. Kevin Jonas even joked, “I approve this message.” It\u2019s all in good fun\u2026 but we\u2019re not holding our breath for any new mountains in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk Is Not Giving Free Teslas to Congress<\/p>\n

GoBankingRates claimed Elon Musk was giving away free Teslas to all 535 members of Congress today. While it would\u2019ve been a nice gesture, Musk has not made any such offer.<\/p>\n

In fact, many public figures are ditching their Teslas, citing Musk\u2019s recent actions, including Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. As for former President Trump? He\u2019s still a fan of Tesla, even announcing plans to buy one himself.<\/p>\n

New York City\u2019s 1 MPH Walking Speed Limit? Just a Prank<\/p>\n

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New York City\u2019s official Instagram account dropped a classic April Fools’ prank, announcing a new rule to limit walking speed to just 1 mph across the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll decrease pedestrian-on-tourist collisions and improve New Yorkers\u2019 mental wellbeing,\u201d they joked. NYC may have its quirks, but that\u2019s one rule we\u2019re happy to see is just a joke.<\/p>\n

So, there you have it\u2014April Fools\u2019 Day is alive and well, with pranks coming from all angles. Just remember: if it sounds too good (or too strange) to be true, it probably is. Keep your guard up and your laughter ready!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April Fools’ Day is here, and while everyone loves pulling pranks on friends and family, it\u2019s not just the regular folks getting in on the action. Brands, celebrities, and even government accounts have joined in the fun this year, leaving us all wondering what\u2019s real and what\u2019s just a hilarious hoax. Here\u2019s the rundown on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}