Yeah, the Internet has convinced people that AFD is
1) say something entirely believable without any context
2) people believe it
3) go, "HAHA, GOTCHA"
Lying to people is not a joke! There's a good comedy sketch about this I can't track down right now.
Anyways, good step 1s are
1a) say something possibly believable with lots of context that has people scratching their heads until April 2nd
1b) say something entirely unbelievable with lots of context that people realize is a joke and laugh
The point of AFD isn't to fool people into believing a lie, it's to drive them mad with confusion over whether you're making an AFD joke or not. They should absolutely think you are, but have no way to prove it, driving them slowly insane. This is the way.