It’s not every day a prime minister can get away with threatening to punch someone, butJustin Trudeauused April 1 to do just that.

The Canadian PM took advantage of April Fools’ Day to take a shot at Friends actorMatthew Perry.

Earlier this month, Perry told talk show host Jimmy Kimmel he had beaten up a 10-year-old Mr Trudeau when the two attended school together in Canada.

“My friend … who was also in the fifth grade in Canada, reminded me that we actually beat up Justin Trudeau,” Perry said.

“I think he was excelling in a sport that we weren’t so it was pure jealousy.”

The PM bided his time and fired back on April 1, saying he wouldn’t mind taking a shot at Perry’s Friends character, Chandler Bing.

The Canadian leader wasn’t the only one to make a joke on the notorious pranksters day.

Russia’s Foreign Ministrygot into the action, posting an audio clip on its official social media pages making light of allegations hackers interfered in the US election.

The recording, supposedly a new automated switchboard message for Russian embassies, prompted callers to press 2 “to use the services of Russian hackers” and 3 “to request election interference”.

Companies and media outlets also got into the spirit, with Swedish furniture giantIKEAjokingly issuing a press release announcing it would be launching its own airline.

Snapchattook aim at competitorFacebook, which it has previously accused of cloning its popular “stories” format on photo-sharing platform Instagram, by launching a tongue-in-cheek filter for the day.

National Geographicjoked thatTasmaniawould “drift out of Australian waters” in 40 years.

“Drifting of this speed hasn’t been seen since the formation of Australia, it’s worrying. If the drifting continues as far as we expect it to, there could be an issue of ownership between Australia and New Zealand,” the magazine joked.

Royal watchers might have been heartbroken to realise theDaily Mail’sstory onPrince Harrymarrying girlfriendMeghan Marklewas untrue. While theWWF’sScottish polar bear prank drew attention to climate change.

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