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As Amazon comes under fire for numerous claims of inhumane and unsafe working conditions, strange Twitter accounts have sprouted out of nowhere—zealous Amazon defenders purporting to be employees of the tech behemoth. We're focusing on the strange case of 'Darla,' whose absurdly aggressive devotion to Amazon immediately raised suspicions and unfolded into a web of lies. Come with us as we guide you through the surreal saga of 'Darla.'

Okay first of all, let's get something out of the way: no, Elon Musk is not dead. We're not quite sure who is responsible for the initial spread of the rumor that Elon Musk died yesterday from a lithium battery explosion, but a handful of fake screenshots of news articles were circulated and caused chaos and confusion on the internet. It didn't take long for things to get set straight, but the truth didn't stop the memes. In fact, the debunking of the rumor seemed to spark even more memes, perhaps because the joke isn't so morbid if Elon is actually alive. At the end of the day, Elon Musk even tweeted an eye-roll emoji to help dispel the Twitter frenzy. We've collected some of the funniest memes that came out of today's chaotic internet prank. 

Whether you're being contacted by a scammer or someone who received a fake number at a bar, wrong number texts are often hilariously happy accidents. While some people may get nasty, some others offer up a lot of opportunities for trolling. These erroneous communiques fall into everyone one of those categories. 

From mysterious benefactors to Nigerian princes, scammers are nothing new. Most people have learned to ignore dubious emails or Facebook messages. But we have a little extra respect an admiration for the people who respond to these scumbags in clever and amusing ways. After this person received a suspicious text message from their boss, they brilliantly responded with Nickelback lyrics. Which to us feels like a very sinister and appropriate act of revenge.

Let's be honest, we don't really need April Fools Day because this whole damn year has been a big joke already. But in case you're some kind of sadist and you love to see people in mental anguish, here are some prank-filled memes 

Now all we have to do in sit back, relax, and wait for whatever horrible, catastrophic thing is going to happen in April!

High School happens at a time where kids are grappling with authority. They feel like they should have some independence, but are consistently being held back by rules. Generally, frustration at lack of independence leads to rebellion. And some kinds of rebellion are worse than others.

Twitter user @deanlines chimed in on a thread about rebellious school pranks with his own story. It's not merely a tale of breaking the rules, it's a goddamn roller coaster that might warrant its own film adaptation. And it's all right here for you. 

In honor of Thanksgiving this year, people are prank-texting their moms asking how long it would take to microwave a 25-pound turkey. The responses have been pretty priceless.

Ultimate troll Twitter account The Dad asked followers to prank their dads by texting them that they put olive oil in their cars. People posted the flabbergasted reactions and let's just say, they did not disappoint. Click here for more epic pranks that we only wish we had thought of.

This is why you never leave your social media accounts unlocked around a master troll. But we gotta say that we always love when parents turn out to be the biggest trolls of all!