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niyad

(119,312 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 05:12 PM Sep 6

Dear Friends, there is so much news and information ccoming at us

each and every day, it is so easy to just glance at headlines, breeze through stories, and miss important pieces of information. Please take a second to glance at the link, or check the first line of an article. We all know Borowitz and The Onion, but there are other, lesser-known satire sites out there, and they do get posted, and people sometimes miss the information that a posted piece is, in fact, satire. I have done this several times myself, and had to go back and reread something that sounds entirely plausible, only to discover it is satire.

These days, it can be almost imposible to separate fact and satire (pity The Onion, Borowitz, Wonkette), but we can pay a little bit more attention.

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Dear Friends, there is so much news and information ccoming at us (Original Post) niyad Sep 6 OP
Also, run a cursory search TheProle Sep 6 #1
Like I did upon hearing that sergey lavrov had died. niyad Sep 6 #2
Very wise words, niyad LearnedHand Sep 6 #3
Exactly! niyad Sep 6 #4
NB LearnedHand Sep 6 #6
Always blame it on autocorrect! niyad Sep 6 #8
Exactly LearnedHand Sep 6 #9
I heard the guy who invented autocorrect died central scrutinizer Sep 6 #12
😂 LearnedHand Sep 6 #14
do you have a source for that???? nt et tu Sep 6 #17
Very well said. MLF1981 Sep 6 #5
The Landover Baptist website comes to mind. I cannot count the number niyad Sep 6 #7
Landover Baptist... MLF1981 Sep 6 #10
I always enjoyed that site! niyad Sep 6 #11
DU has some talented satirists, too central scrutinizer Sep 6 #13
We do indeed have some very talented satirists amoung us! niyad Sep 6 #20
And please, include a paragraph or two. Don't just post the link. question everything Sep 6 #15
Exactly! niyad Sep 6 #21
Yes. So much this. Wish I could rec it a thousand times ms liberty Sep 6 #16
Thank you so much! niyad Sep 6 #22
Some people are saying Dick Cheney is voting for Kamala.... rzemanfl Sep 6 #18
Big story in the Washington Post about it - TBF Sep 6 #19
As did I. Even after Liz announced it! niyad Sep 6 #24
Hell has indeed frrozen over! niyad Sep 6 #23

LearnedHand

(3,968 posts)
3. Very wise words, niyad
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 05:18 PM
Sep 6

Plus this plea to DUers as well: Always cite your source, even if it’s something you heard on TV. And please remember that a not insignificant portion of us don’t watch the TV shows and don’t know who the pundits are. If you cite a “Stephanie,” for example, maybe add a few words to help identify who this is, or maybe on what show or network? This may seem silly or unneeded to you, but it’s part of the same “cite your source” ethic (and courtesy).

MLF1981

(210 posts)
5. Very well said.
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 05:28 PM
Sep 6

"These days, it can be almost impossible to separate fact and satire"

Yep, Poe's Law strikes again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

I do appreciate you taking the time to encourage people to make an effort though.

niyad

(119,312 posts)
7. The Landover Baptist website comes to mind. I cannot count the number
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 05:32 PM
Sep 6

of people who thought that was real. That was where I first encountered Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's most perfect christian (TM).

MLF1981

(210 posts)
10. Landover Baptist...
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 05:41 PM
Sep 6

Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time! My favorite was when some Republican Congressman from Louisiana actually believed an Onion article that said that Planned Parenthood was opening an $8 Billion "Abortionplex".

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