Algorithms don’t get humor

April Fool’s Day is always a busy day at SmartNews as our news discovery algorithm get overly excited with all the cool, interesting and unique news released that day. Here’s a running log of what we’ve had to gently remind the algorithm is actually just a joke.

• Eurovision SHOCK as Britain will LEAVE song contest after Brexit – Daily Express
• April Fool’s jokes banned amid fear of panic buying over Brexit – The Telegraph
• Proposal for ‘healing tsar’ to reunite Britain after Brexit – The Guardian
• New 100mph zipline linking Wales and England – Wales Online
• NHS launches FREE BEER prescriptions for run-down Brits – Daily Star
• Royal Mint release coin collection based on emojis – The Sun
• Give the dog a drone for walkies – The Times
• Google has acquired the majority share of Burning Man – MixMag
• Google/Alphabet Acquiring Spotify In $43.4 Billion Cash, Equity Deal – Digital Music News
• Cut Open Your YEEZYs and You Might Find Kanye West’s Yandhi – Highsnobiety
• BREAKING: Utah Jazz sign Carmelo Anthony to multi-year deal – Fansided
• EXCLUSIVE: The Forrest Fenn treasure has been found – High Country News
• 94-year-old Mormon prophet to scale Mount Everest – Religion News Service
• Tony Romo leaving CBS to rejoin the Dallas Cowboys – FanSided Dallas
• Breaking News: Cannabis Federally Legalized as of April 1 – LA Weekly
• Trump Signs Executive Order To Combat Importation of Squips – Broadway World
• Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Break-Up Letter – Hyperallergic

Hope you had a good April Fools.