While it is widely believed that April Fools' Day may have roots back in ancient Rome or Britain, clear references to the April tradition do not appear until the late Middle Ages, according to Stephen Winick of the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center.

Today is April Fools’ Day, the one and only day a year when you can’t trust everything you see in the news or read on the internet.

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick sent a release Wednesday morning sharing that he would no longer go by his formal last name, and would simply change it to “Fitz.”