Country bans April Fools’ Day pranks
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April Fools’ Day has been “banned” in China, as the state media declares that Western pranks “go against socialist values.” Xinhua, the nation’s state news agency, posted a message on its Weibo account on Friday morning urging people not to “believe, spread or create rumors.” And social media users were quick to see the funny side,…
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D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.