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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDear 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.
TheProle
(2,827 posts)I haven't seen so many Dick Cheney threads since 2003.
niyad
(119,312 posts)LearnedHand
(3,968 posts)Plus this plea to DUers as well: Always cite your source, even if its something you heard on TV. And please remember that a not insignificant portion of us dont watch the TV shows and dont 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 its part of the same cite your source ethic (and courtesy).
Ugh I do know the difference between site and cite. Stupid typo.
niyad
(119,312 posts)central scrutinizer
(12,424 posts)I didnt even know he was Ill
LearnedHand
(3,968 posts)good one
et tu
(1,868 posts)MLF1981
(210 posts)"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)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)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".
niyad
(119,312 posts)central scrutinizer
(12,424 posts)Ive been fooled by Tommy Carcetti a few times.
niyad
(119,312 posts)question everything
(48,671 posts)niyad
(119,312 posts)ms liberty
(9,784 posts)niyad
(119,312 posts)rzemanfl
(30,247 posts)and it's true!
TBF
(34,022 posts)I did check!