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This is a list of satirical news websites which have a satirical bent, are parodies of news, which consists of fake news stories, or other humor. They are not to be confused with fake news websites, which deliberately publish hoaxes in an attempt to profit from gullible readers.
News satire is a type of parody presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism, and called a satire because of its content. News satire is not to be confused with fake news that have intent to mislead. News satire is particularly popular on the web, where it is relatively easy to mimic a credible news source and stories may achieve wide distribution from nearly any site. News satire relies heavily on irony and deadpan humor.
The best known example of this type of website is The Onion, which was started in 1996.[1]
List
| Name | Country | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Awaze Tribune | Eritrea | 2016 |
| Borowitz Report | United States | 2001 |
| Burrard Street Journal[2] | Canada | 2015 |
| ClickHole | United States | 2014 |
| Cracked | United States | 2007 |
| Christwire | United States | 2008 |
| De Speld | Netherlands | 2007 |
| Der Postillon | Germany | 2008 |
| Duffel Blog | United States | 2012 |
| El Koshary Today | Egypt | 2008 |
| El Mundo Today | Spain | 2009 |
| Faking News | India | 2008 |
| Fognews | Russia | 2012 |
| Free Wood Post | United States | 2011 |
| Islamica News | United States | 1999 |
| Le Journal de Mourréal | Canada (Québec) | 2012 |
| Khabaristan Times | Pakistan | 2014 |
| Landover Baptist Church | United States | 1998 |
| Le Gorafi | France | 2012 |
| National Report | United States | 2013 |
| NewsBiscuit | United Kingdom | 2006 |
| Njuz.net | Serbia | 2010 |
| Nordpresse | Belgium | 2014 |
| Point and Click Bait[3] | Australia | 2016 |
| Private Eye | United Kingdom | 1961 |
| SatireWire | United States | 2010 |
| ScrappleFace | United States | 2002 |
| Southend News Network | United Kingdom | 2015 |
| The Babylon Bee | United States | 2016 |
| The Beaverton | Canada | 2010 |
| The Betoota Advocate | Australia | 2014 |
| The Civilian | New Zealand | 2013 |
| The Chaser | Australia | 1999 |
| The Daily Bonnet | Canada | 2016 |
| The Daily Currant | United States | 2012 |
| The Daily Mash | United Kingdom | 2007 |
| The Daily Squib | United Kingdom | 2007 |
| The Daily WTF | United States | 2004 |
| The DailyER | United States | 2008 |
| The Onion | United States | 1996 |
| The Oxymoron | United Kingdom | 2007 |
| The Poke | United Kingdom | 2002 |
| The UnReal Times | India | 2001 |
| TimesNewRoman.ro | Romania | 2009[4] |
| United States | 2008 | |
| Waterford Whispers News | Ireland | 2009 |
| Weekly World News | United States | 2009 |
| Zaytung | Turkey | 2010 |
See also
References
- ^ Geoff Keighley Business 2.0 (2003-08-28). "CNN.com - The Onion: Funny site is no joke - August 29, 2003". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Azpiri, Jon. "B.C. satirical news website founder takes on fake news sites that 'copied my articles'". Global News. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ Kotaku - What It's Like Running A Satirical Games Website
- ^ http://blog.timesnewroman.ro/2017/09/sondaj-cui-ai-vrea-sa-dea-tnr-un-premiu/
External links
- Fake News Checker
- Web Sites Which Publish Fake News and Other Hoaxes - fortliberty.org
- Don't Be Fooled! A Guide to Fake News Websites - urbanlegends.about.com
- The Great Satirical News Scam - newrepublic.com
- Searchable Database of Real and Satire Websites - realorsatire.com