Some were funny, surprisingly funny even. And some *caugh* Linus *caugh* should not try to be funny when they are not.
Best april fools joke came from the Russian Comrades at the Kremlin. On their official diplomatic network you could select:
1. to rig an election
2. to hack mail accounts of your opponent
3. to spread fake news about your opponent.
Or something similar like that.
Best way to deal with all the BS floating around the web is some humor.