Yes, it’s April Fools’ Day. Did you fall for any of these?

Yahoo got a head start on April Fool’s Day by posting its prank on March 31.

In a since-deleted post, the news outlet announced that Trader Joe’s was going to close all its stores by 2017, depriving its shoppers of favorites such as Speculoos Cookie Butter and World’s Puffiest Cheddar Corn Puffs. But, as reported by OregonLive among many other outlets, a Trader Joe's spokeswoman confirmed that there is no truth to the article.

Netflix: Can there be too much John Stamos?

Meanwhile, Netflix decided to see how much their subscribers liked “Full House” veteran John Stamos.

As reported by Entertainment Weekly, the streaming video service put Stamos in everything. The film and television categories were renamed, for example: “Comedies John Stamos Thinks are Funny.”

And then there was the announcement of Netflix’s new documentary, “John Stamos: A Human Being.”

Gmail: ‘more headaches than laughs’

Google ended up pranking itself after a Gmail tweak angered some people who use Google’s email for work.

According to AP, the company “added a button to its email service that allowed users to fire out a ‘Minion’ GIF. A character from the animated film ‘Despicable Me’ would drop a microphone and then mute responses to whatever email the user had sent.

“The Gmail Help Forum was soon populated by angry users who say they unintentionally attached a minion dropping a mic during important business communications.

“Google Inc. apologized and turned off the feature, saying that due to a bug, the mic drop ‘inadvertently caused more headaches than laughs.’ ”

Esurance: Election insurance?

Esurance offered a two-minute You Tube video, promoting “Election Insurance.” It promised coverage for those who choose to leave the United States because of the results of the presidential elections.

The policy is desgined “to cover your home – after you abandon it.” A crawl at the end of the commercial points out that “Election insurance not available in any states.”

Lickable photos of food?

The phone app OpenTable usually allows its users to make a reservation at a restaurant.

For April Fool’s Day, the company offered the chance to “tap the taste icon,” lick the phone and get a taste of the food being offered.

No word (yet) on how many phones were damaged by an overabundance of saliva.

The grandaddy of media pranks: The Spaghetti Tree

Back in 1957, the normally staid and trustworthy BBC program “Panorama,” offered a report on the growth and harvest of the “spaghetti tree.”

As reported by the Washington Post, “After watching footage of the Swiss spaghetti farmers plucking long strands of pasta straight from tree branches, hundreds of credulous viewers wrote in asking how they could cultivate their own spaghetti tree.

“The BBC replied, with quintessentially British aplomb: ‘Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.’ “

Need more? Two reporters at The Washington Post are spending the day compiling a list of pranks. And that’s not an April Fools’ Day joke. Enjoy.

Information from Associated Press is included in this report.

This story was originally published April 1, 2016 at 4:19 PM with the headline "Yes, it’s April Fools’ Day. Did you fall for any of these?."