While fake news and misinformation are frowned upon throughout the rest of the year, April Fools’ Day marks the one time when brands and news outlets are free to share humorous and misleading prank posts on social media. If you don’t have your wits about on April 1, or indeed several days afterwards these days as older posts may appear in our social media feeds, you could find yourself being fooled by a fake product launch or big new announcement. Be wary of any new product launchesOne of the biggest ways companies like to try and fool people these days is through fake product launches. For ex…