How a satirical Facebook post sparked a right-wing conspiracy about Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard
Fake claim that Pelosi received $14 million from USAID continues to circulate on social media.
On Mar 18, 2025 by Katherine Huggins
‘They’re going to cut the power’: Watch Alex Jones lose it as he reveals the Onion bought InfoWars
Not a joke.
On Nov 14, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
Claim Project 2025 is pushing ‘period passports’ sparks ‘used tampon’ protest movement—neither of which are real
None of it is real.
On Jul 9, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
‘Something changed, but it wasn’t us’: Babylon Bee CEO defends headline mocking ‘inbred’ white supremacists after right-wing backlash
‘When you’re personally offended by a joke about white supremacy you might want to rethink some things.’
On Mar 27, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
Conservatives turn on Babylon Bee after satirical outlet says Vivek Ramaswamy will get role at Trump’s White House 7-Eleven
‘We want you to know that we’ve listened to you. We’ve heard your voices. And they are stupid.’
On Jan 17, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
Angry Bud Light haters keep falling for fake news about the backlash the company is facing
One article uses a photo of Jerry Sandusky.
On Apr 12, 2023 by Claire Goforth
‘Gen Z bullied a name to literal oblivion’: TikToker says not one baby has been named ‘Karen’ since 2019, referencing satirical article
‘They are sending ‘Karens’ into extinction.’
On Jun 30, 2022 by Rebekah Harding
“It isn’t ‘satire’”: Conservative blog says it’s now legal to shoot women having abortions—users respond with celebratory memes, GIFs
The site is run by a former Trump speechwriter.
On Jun 24, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
‘Prepare to meet our lawyers’: Comedian’s satirical websites for prominent GOP lawmakers leave them seething
Toby Morton’s GOP ‘sycophant websites’ include Rubio, Boebert, Stefanik—with more to come.
On Jun 17, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Ron DeSantis’ spokesperson got duped by a fake story about a dog that’s ‘homophobic’
Whitney Chewston is not homophobic.
On May 17, 2022 by Claire Goforth
‘Vaccination freak-a-leak’: YouTuber’s satirical pro-vaccine rap anthem dupes far-right
Alex Stein had them at ‘vaccinate me in my thong.’
On Jan 12, 2022 by Claire Goforth
Ex-Amish TikToker mesmerizes viewers by trying modern life for the first time—until being exposed as a fraud
The ‘Weird’ Al parody he used should’ve been the first sign.
On Jun 16, 2021 by Kahron Spearman
Republican senator grills Jack Dorsey over joke tweet about him strangling a dog
A Twitter user had jokingly claimed that Johnson strangled her dog ‘Buttons.’
On Oct 28, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Trump retweets satire news link, appears to think it’s real
Whoops.
On Oct 16, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Watch this fake interview with ‘the guy who makes racist statues’
He’s found a good business model.
On Jun 26, 2020 by Claire Goforth
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