I asked Claude a question this morning, the results are interesting if a tad tragic.

Apologies for the red underscore this is copy pasted verbatim - I found it funny, but a tad tragic. See what you think.

Does the internet have a sense of humour?

OK today is April 1st supposed to be April fools day but is actually closer to New Year. I have some philosophical questions.

  1. What are the main stories on the internet today

  2. On a scale of 1/10 how much of a sense of humour is there in todays general overall feel of the internet?

I want to do an article so look for the funny side if there is one but be honest!

The Internet on April Fools 2026, A Reality Check

What the headlines actually are today:

The news cycle is, bluntly, grim. Iran is warning the US against a ground invasion while Israel is expanding its Lebanon operation. ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump are running across the US. Three journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a clearly marked press vehicle in Lebanon. Paris police foiled a bomb attempt outside a Bank of America building. Tiger Woods has had another car crash and arrest. Artemis II is approaching launch. That last one is the only thing that doesn’t feel like a simulation.

What the internet thinks it’s doing today:

The gaming world is doing its bit, PUBG has a limited-time Prop Hunt mode and Pokemon is referencing Family Guy. Ryanair announced they will stop “sh!tposting” and communicate with a more corporate and professional approach. (Even as a joke, nobody believed it for a second. Which tells you everything.) Netflix apparently teased AI-generated show spinoffs, the article redirected readers to a rickroll.

The Humour Rating: 3/10.

And here’s the honest bit. There’s a published argument circulating today that the glory days of April Fools are over, because it’s hard to do satire in a post-truth world. That’s the whole problem in one sentence. When the actual news includes “Iran warns of war” and “journalists killed in marked press car,” the gap between absurdist fiction and Tuesday morning has essentially closed. Satire requires the audience to know what’s real. Right now, nobody’s entirely sure.

The internet is trying to be funny. Googly eyes in lunchboxes. Fake broken glass. Raisins in chocolate chip cookies. It reads like the activities board at a care home, cheerful, well-intentioned, faintly tragic.

configure YOUR system. contAIn™ the chaos. control YOUR outcome.

This article was originally published on Substack.