Is this legend returning for Survivor 50? Or are his deception skills just THAT good?

This is why social media should be banned on April Fools' Day...
"Friendly Fire" - Natalie Anderson, Amber Brkich Mariano, Ben Driebergen, Ethan Zohn, Boston Rob Mariano, Parvati Shallow, Yul Kwon, Wendell Holland, Adam Klein, Tyson Apostol and Sophie Clarke at Tribal Council on the Twelfth episode of SURVIVOR: WINNERS AT WAR, airing Wednesday, April 29h (8:00-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Screen Grab/CBS Entertainment ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
"Friendly Fire" - Natalie Anderson, Amber Brkich Mariano, Ben Driebergen, Ethan Zohn, Boston Rob Mariano, Parvati Shallow, Yul Kwon, Wendell Holland, Adam Klein, Tyson Apostol and Sophie Clarke at Tribal Council on the Twelfth episode of SURVIVOR: WINNERS AT WAR, airing Wednesday, April 29h (8:00-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Screen Grab/CBS Entertainment ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved | CBS

It feels like all anyone is talking about right now is Survivor 50 casting and which players will be returning to the game, especially after a few players officially confirmed their involvement with the landmark season via social media.

And amongst the chaos of "will they / won't they," the Survivor Godfather himself decided to throw his own confession out there for everyone to speculate on:

Now, this is not the first time Boston Rob Mariano has alluded to participating in the 25th anniversary, but it is the first time he's made such a bold claim on April Fools' Day...

Is it a prank? Or is it premeditation?

It's no surprise that the man who's played the most days of Survivor in history has been on almost everyone's list to return. And with the season's theme—"In the Hands of Fans"—it would make sense Jeff Probst and the casting team are taking into account the players that the fans are vying for.

While, yes, this was posted on April 1, Boston Rob clearly knows how the game is played and maybe this is a legit tease wrapped up in a "just kidding" bow that he will in fact be involved in the season in some capacity—I've previously brainstormed multiple ways he could appear without playing.

And Boston Rob's not the only former castaway playing with us

As past players started coming out of the woodwork to share they will not be involved, we've also seen an uptick in other multi-season players declaring they are joining the cast of Survivor 50. Most notably, Kass McQuillen (Survivor: Cagayan; Survivor: Cambodia) and Tyson Apostol (Survivor: Tocantins; Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains; Survivor: Blood vs. Water; Survivor: Winners at War) have shared their own statements.

While Rob's post was a little more vague, we can pretty much assume Kass and Tyson's tweets were shared in levity, not as potential clues for what's to come.

But the jury is still out on whether or not we'll see Boston Rob returning to Fiji. What do you think? Is his post a prank or proof?