Fake News

New Parenting Recommendations Suggest Replacing Personal Responsibility With Anger at Intolerance of World

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Self-Esteem Parenting, Entitled Parents, Humor, Helicopter Parenting, News Satire, Humor and Satire, Fake News, Satire, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

Ms. Forsheim's book includes sections such as "Your Dinner Isn't More Important Than My Child's Need To Express Boredom," and Yes, I Realize You Were Here First, But If You Didn't Notice, I Have A Child With Me."

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Marketers Accused Of Creating Fake News Sites

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Acai Diets, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Acai Diet Pills, FTC Rulings, Acai, Diet Pills, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Ap, Fake News, Media News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Expect to see fewer "newsy" online advertisements hawking acai berry diet pills. Federal regulators announced settl...

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Fledgling Father Jay-Z Seeing Vaginas in Whole New Light

John Baxter | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Satire, Comedy, Fake News, Parody, Comedy News
John Baxter

Jay Z and Beyonce have triumphantly followed their basic biological directives, resulting in the birth of Homo Sapiens number 108,249,347,846. Proud ...

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12 Biggest Fake Local News Stories

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Sex Predators, Insects in Food, Teen Drug Use, Vampires, Alien Abductions, Killer Bees, Sleep Texting, Exorcisms, Fake News, Video, Weird News News

Some folks like to say the media is biased. Yep, it is -- towards anything that sensationalizes the news. Every good local news journalist knows th...

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6 Ways To Fake A News Story

www.cracked.com | David Moye | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Journalists, Weird News, The Onion News, Hoaxes, Pranks, Fake News, Weird News News

You can fool some of the people some of the time and it's surprisingly easy to get the media to fall for anything. There are usually six ways that...

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Jon Stewart's Winning Ways

Sunil Adam | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Politics, Late Night Shows, Daily Show, Conservatives, Liberals, Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, Liberal Bias, Democrats, Cartoon, Comedy, Fake News, Republicans, Comedy News
Sunil Adam

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Demonstrators Overthrow Al Jazeera

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Television, Emir of Qatar, Egypt Revolution, Bbc, Middle East, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Protests, Mubarak, Al Jazeera, Algeria, Censorship, State Department, Bahrain, Qatar, Aid, Producer, Cable, Revolution, Analysis, Foreign Affairs, Comedy Central Policy, Humor, Correspondent, Nbc, Letterman, Field Producer, Policy, Egypt, Network, Columnist, Media, Anderson Cooper, Leno, Uprising, Comedy Writer, Satire, Protest, Aid-Work, Cable News, Development, Comedy, Stewart, Reporter, Colbert, Writer, Yemen, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Fake News, Television Reporter, Ngo, Cnn, Foreign Correspondent, Cairo, Current Affairs, News, Non-Governmental Organization, International, Comedy News
MP Nunan

(Doha, Qatar) - In the latest twist to the wave of protests spreading across the Middle East, demonstrators have overthrown the Al Jazeera television ...

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The Funniest #UnlikelyHeadlines

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, #Unlikelyheadlines, Twitter, Unlikely Headlines, Fake News, Comedy News

When some news events transpire, they seemed inevitable. Others seem outlandish or improbable. But others are simply impossible, and the very idea lau...

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On Rallies Real and Fake

Alexandra Juhasz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rally to Restore Sanity, Tea Party Movement, Tea Party, Fake News, Media News
Alexandra Juhasz

I've been mulling over both my take and my stake in regards to the Rally to Restore Sanity and the recent and related Tea Party March on Washington, n...

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Entertainment and Politics

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rally to Restore Sanity, Tea Party, Ronald Reagan, Political Rally, Al Franken, National Mall, Media, Journalism, Reagan, Rally, Comedy, Stewart, Gil Scott-Heron, Entertainment, Comedian, Colbert, Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Fake News, Rallies, Jon Stewart, Rally to Restore Fear, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The phenomenon of TV personalities throwing their own "rallies" certainly breaks new ground in both the political arena and the entertainment world -- politics has truly become indistinguishable from show business.

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Jon Stewart's 'Million Moderate March'

Amarnath Amarasingam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Colbert Report, Randy Clemons, Trust, Humor, Media, Robert McChesney, The Daily Show, Glenn Beck Rally, Fake News, Stephen Colbert, Rally-to-Keep-Fear-Alive, Mark McBeth, Rally to Restore Sanity, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Political Humor, Satire, Comedy Central, Political Satire, Glenn Beck, Colbert Report, Tucker Carlson, Paul Begala, Mainstream Media, Cnn, Media News
Amarnath Amarasingam

For a purveyor of fake news, Jon Stewart has been recognized as one of the most trusted newsmen in the country. This may prove all the more true following his announcement of a Rally to Restore Sanity.

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Jason Linkins

Julian Sanchez Explains How Your Nutlog Newscycle Sausage Gets Made

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julian Sanchez, Ouroboros Alert, Newscycle, Media Criticism, Fake News, Media News

Over at his eponymous blog, Julian Sanchez performs an essential service for all of us living in the Age Of The Ground Zero Terror Mosquerade, by outl...

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PR Firm Behind Propaganda Videos Wins Stimulus Contract

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Armstrong Williams, Ketchum Inc., Health and Human Services, Stimulus, Bush Administration, Fake News, Politics News
ProPublica

By Michael Grabell, and Sebastian Jones, ProPublica President Obama’s push for electronic medical records has faced resistance from those who...

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Jason Linkins

Bottled Water Industry Combats Anti-Green Perceptions With Pretend Journalism (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video News Releases, Video, Greenwashing, Public Relations, Bottled Water Industry, Fake News, Bottled Water, Eat the Press, Green News

The bottled water industry, fighting back against accusations that they are a significant contributor to environmental degradation, has released this magical video of glorious greenwashing.

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Martians in New Jersey: Remembering the War of the Worlds

Michael Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aliens, Hysteria, Anniversary, Hoax, Fake-News, War, Panic, Radio, Great Depression, Halloween, Orson Welles, New Jersey, New York News
Michael Kaplan

Orson Welles was a talented director, and, at the age of 22, a very naughty boy.

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Fake News Is the Real News

Roderick Spencer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glen Beck, Walter Cronkite, Education, Real News, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Facts, Standards, Comedy, Fake News, Media News
Roderick Spencer

It strikes me as downright surreal that Stewart and Colbert, and not the 'real' anchorpersons, seem to be the people on TV who actively adhere to concepts like fairness, primary sources and facts.

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Jon Stewart: Still The Most Trusted Newscaster in America

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Most Trusted Newscaster, Most Trusted Man in America, Jon Stewart, Walter Cronkite, Crossfire, Shtick Journalism, Paul Begala, Tucker Carlson, Fake News, Media News
Nancy Snow

Just last Friday we lost the most trusted man in America. This week we've anointed a fake journalist his replacement. Or so Time magazine would have us believe.

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Behind the Fake Report of Jeff Goldblum's Death

Paul Krassner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, Stephen Colbert, Miley Cyrus, Twitter, Tom Cruise, Rumors, Jeff Goldblum, Facebook, Fake News, Pranks, Media News
Paul Krassner

The roster of fake death reports that have gone megaviral includes Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise and now Goldblum; all fell to their death in New Zealand. I contacted the man behind the electronic curtain.

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Mortgage-Backed, My Assets!

Patrick O'Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic-Financial-Products, Bailout, Rebranding-the-Bailout, Satire, Stock Market, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, U.S. Treasury, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Comedy, Fake News, Paul Krugman, Comedy News
Patrick O'Sullivan

Baby Back Securities: Melt in your mouth, not on your balance sheet. These choice, succulent, tainted assets are smothered in Tim Geithner's own secret recipe sauce (just watch it trickle down!) then slow-grilled to perfection.

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Soft Power is Obama's Greatest Strength

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dialogue, Terrorists, Pakistan, Joseph Nye, New Administration, Violence, Obama, Iran, Media, Pacifism, Peace, Barack Obama, Fake News, Iraq War, Armistice Day, Smart Power, Activism, Dennis Kucinich, Soft Power, Non-Violence, Participation, Politics News
Indra Adnan

Perhaps all that is needed is a good role model for soft power: someone who seeks to engage rather than stand off, capable of dialogue not just debate.

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DailyKos Embraces The Palin 'Fake Pregnancy' Rumor But Rejects The Edwards Story

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Markos Moulitsas, Sarah Palin, Rumors, Sarah Palin Vice President, Pregnancy, Bristol Palin, Daily Kos, Fake News, Trig Palin, Sarah Palin Pregnancy, Sarah Palin Fake Pregnancy, Daily Kos Palin, Palin Fake Pregnancy, Daily Kos Palin Pregnancy, Daily Kos Bristol Palin, Media News
Lee Stranahan

Progressive standard bearers such as DailyKos have been showing signs lately of stifling dissenting opinions and promoting crazy rumors usually associated with the right.

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