Fast food chains are pulling hilarious April Fools' jokes on social media

How rude!

Jack Roskopp, Social Media Producer

Published: April 1, 2019 at 2:03 PM

You might want to pump the brakes if you see any fast food joints or chain restaurants announcing exciting news today -- it's April Fools' Day, and they're all trying to trick us.

While McDonald's "new" milkshake sauce does sound intriguing, and a Halo Top face mask sounds delicious and refreshing, we should all be happy that some of these jokes are just jokes. Here are a few of the best pranks from chain restaurants. April Fools!

McDonald's Milkshake Sauce

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Meet #ShakeSauce — a sweet new way to dip.

A post shared by McDonald's (@mcdonalds) on Apr 1, 2019 at 5:01am PDT

Red Lobster Licorice Straws

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UPDATE: Happy #AprilFoolsDay! While we may not actually be offering red licorice straws, we invite you to visit Red Lobster and bring your own red licorice straw to use as a straw alternative. Take a picture tagging @RedLobster and use #LicoriceStraw. Join the journey as we work to begin replacing plastic straws with an eco-friendly alternative by the end of 2020. Starting Summer 2019, red licorice straws will be our 1st test for an eco-friendly alternative for plastic straws! Soon, you may even be able to enjoy that drink with a Cheddar Bay Biscuit flavored licorice straw. What do you think about this sweet move? #LicoriceStraw #redlobster

A post shared by Red Lobster (@redlobster) on Apr 1, 2019 at 3:48am PDT

Halo Top Face Masks

Shake Shack Shack Sauce

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**UPDATE: We’ve got jokes! This was an April Fools’ Day prank. While we aren’t going to start selling bottled ShackSauce (yet... 👀), we do have something that might ease the disappointment for ya in the caption of our follow-up post on April 2nd. Check it out!** Our fans don’t keep their feelings bottled up… We’ve heard ya loud + clear: you’re crazy about ShackSauce! 😍 Now you can have it anytime, anywhere, on anything. We’re officially launching a line of bottled ShackSauce in three sizes perfect for every occasion. 🙌 On-the-go? Clip the mini to your bag + hit the road. On the couch? Break out the tub + hit up Netflix. Head to our Story for some of our favorite ShackSauce pairings + stay tuned for the official release date! #shakeshack

A post shared by SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) on Apr 1, 2019 at 7:37am PDT

Walt Disney World Snears

Get your #Snears on! Check out the latest innovation in #WaltDisneyWorld snacking, and tell us which snack you’re going to style your Snears with. 🍭 🍪 🍿 pic.twitter.com/0ZqPyyK8fe
— Walt Disney World (@WaltDisneyWorld) April 1, 2019

In-N-Out Opening in NYC

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Welcome to New York, In-N-Out!🍟🍔 FINALLY the famous West Coast burger chain has announced its first 12 Manhattan locations all slated to open this month (April)! Its new NYC flagship will takeover the top 5 floors of the Flatiron building, directly across the street from NYC OG Shake Shack. Are you Team @shakeshack or @innout? Cc: @losangelesbucketlist #animalstyle

A post shared by New York Bucket List (@nybucketlist) on Apr 1, 2019 at 5:45am PDT

Starbucks Pupbucks

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Say hello to Pupbucks—a brand new breed of Starbucks stores. 👋🐾 #Pupbucks #AprilFools

A post shared by Starbucks Coffee ☕ (@starbucks) on Apr 1, 2019 at 2:59am PDT

Bob Evans Farmergy

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Say hello to the power of the farm in a can: Farmergy. Those who don't have time to start the day right at Bob Evans Restaurants® can now enjoy the ultimate farm to can experience.* . . . . . . . *April Fools 😛

A post shared by Bob Evans (@bobevansfarms) on Apr 1, 2019 at 6:01am PDT

And MoonPie decided to get a little emotional with its April Fools' Day joke

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Whoever sent this should know it isn't a very funny April Fool's Joke IT'S MY LIFE.

A post shared by MoonPie (@theoriginalmoonpie) on Apr 1, 2019 at 7:46am PDT