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Reality has come under fire for not more clearly distinguishing itself from satire.

Fact-checkers and fake news watchdogs have called on reality to label itself after real news stories insisted on sounding like satire.

Experts proposed forcing real news stories to include labels like [REAL NEWS] in the headline. They could also include parentheticals throughout that read things like "(Just as a reminder, this actually happened and is not satire)." Then, the article could conclude with a notice saying, "What you just read was an actual thing that actually happened."

"The problem with all these real news sites is they're reporting things that would have been satirical just six months ago," said a representative for one popular joke-checking website. "It makes it really hard for satire sites to do their job effectively when all this reality is out there muddying the details of satire."

The site flagged several public figures and entities as particularly problematic:

Donald Trump
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Anyone who writes for Vox.com
San Francisco
The Democratic Socialists of America
Those crazy televangelists who worship Donald Trump
Prosperity gospel preachers
People who think it's OK for kids to dance for money in bars

All these and more are under fire and may be required to label all their content, statements, and activities as real to avoid confusion with satire.

benjipwns · « **Reply #36923 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:18:49 AM »

https://twitter.com/zenpeacekeeper/status/1164231010197753857

benjipwns · « **Reply #36924 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:23:15 AM »

https://twitter.com/dannolan/status/1164745991154569217

benjipwns · « **Reply #36925 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:26:43 AM »

https://twitter.com/vicbekiempis/status/1164679204123959296

Nintex · « **Reply #36926 on:** August 23, 2019, 10:52:37 AM »

https://twitter.com/MorrisAnimal/status/1164909448487481344

Big chonk

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #36927 on:** August 23, 2019, 10:55:50 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on August 23, 2019, 12:26:43 AM

https://twitter.com/vicbekiempis/status/1164679204123959296

tweet checks out

Rufus · « **Reply #36928 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:04:24 PM »

https://gfycat.com/spotlessfondboto-cat

Raist · « **Reply #36929 on:** August 23, 2019, 01:55:55 PM »

https://gfycat.com/disgustinglinedchick-dog

https://gfycat.com/firsthandinfatuatedhumpbackwhale-cats

Raist · « **Reply #36930 on:** August 23, 2019, 02:04:20 PM »

https://gfycat.com/disastrousenlightenedhatchetfish-cats

EightBitNate · « **Reply #36931 on:** August 23, 2019, 09:36:34 PM »

Quote from: Mr Gilhaney on August 21, 2019, 07:24:32 PM

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Does this make me a pedophile

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36932 on:** August 23, 2019, 09:37:56 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #36933 on:** August 23, 2019, 11:45:53 PM »

https://i.imgur.com/C70exZT.gifv

Propagandhim · « **Reply #36934 on:** August 24, 2019, 08:20:58 AM »

https://twitter.com/BASEDJESUS/status/1164970599329992705

chronovore · « **Reply #36935 on:** August 24, 2019, 11:05:02 AM »

nachobro · « **Reply #36936 on:** August 24, 2019, 11:57:39 AM »

https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1165256622161182720

ballmer

Propagandhim · « **Reply #36937 on:** August 24, 2019, 12:00:43 PM »

Quote from: Stro on August 24, 2019, 08:41:48 AM

That's actually not funny at all, @BASEDJESUS

I thought the delicious fatal conceit of the guy being coaxed into reconciling the conflict for the 2nd time, only to be bamboozled again was pretty funny. Other than that, yeah mental illness isn't funny and i'm sure that guy has it rough.