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Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 16, 2023
Following the release of Prince Harry's memoir "Spare," the "I've got your nose" gag got royal i ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 4, 2023
Users responded to the tweet with the belief that its author was serious. However, that was not ...
Written by: David Emery
Dec. 18, 2022
A fake tweet compared "banning reporters I don't like" to journalists being murdered in other co ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 28, 2022
The parody headline was even shared — without disclaimer — by Elon Musk himself.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 17, 2022
While this might appear to be "obvious" satire, some Instagram commenters apparently believed th ...
Written by: David Emery
Nov. 13, 2022
We've seen bad Thanksgiving turkey recipes in our time, but this one really, really blows.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 7, 2022
This was not a real tweet from Musk. It originated from a Twitter account that claims to publish ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 4, 2022
"When I said I supported equal voting rights, I meant men shouldn't vote either," Mussolini has ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
May 25, 2014
Written by: David Mikkelson
Dec. 28, 2014
Don't believe this. Just watch.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 21, 2022
This wasn't the first time the text had been shared as if it came from a Republican member of th ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 30, 2022
Even the Queen's funeral couldn't escape a bit of macabre humor.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 24, 2022
A digitally altered sign had some wondering what sort of extreme alligator activities inspired s ...
Written by: David Emery
Aug. 19, 2022
Not everyone got the joke when former U.S. Sen. Al Franken attributed a made-up, anti-Semitic re ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 4, 2022
Was she only imagining "Running Up That Hill"?
Written by: Dan Evon
July 6, 2022
First, Rogan said he wasn't a "Trump supporter in any way, shape or form." Then, this statement ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 28, 2022
Surely, some things are meant to be tongue-in-cheek?
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 21, 2022
Beware of "official statements" by the former president, and read on for tips on how to identify ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 16, 2022
Here's how to tell whether a "Statement by Donald J. Trump" is actually a statement by Donald J. ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
May 2, 2022
According to Google Trends, after a video was posted to TikTok, some users were searching for an ...
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