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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 #37657 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:18:49 AM »

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

benjipwns · « **Reply #37658 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:23:15 AM »

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

benjipwns · « **Reply #37659 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:26:43 AM »

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

shosta · « **Reply #37660 on:** August 23, 2019, 02:20:09 AM »

https://twitter.com/cake_hoarder/status/1163959174666919936

someone explain

Nintex · « **Reply #37661 on:** August 23, 2019, 10:52:37 AM »

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

Big chonk

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #37662 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 #37663 on:** August 23, 2019, 12:04:24 PM »

https://gfycat.com/spotlessfondboto-cat

Raist · « **Reply #37664 on:** August 23, 2019, 01:55:55 PM »

https://gfycat.com/disgustinglinedchick-dog

https://gfycat.com/firsthandinfatuatedhumpbackwhale-cats

Raist · « **Reply #37665 on:** August 23, 2019, 02:04:20 PM »

https://gfycat.com/disastrousenlightenedhatchetfish-cats

EightBitNate · « **Reply #37666 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 #37667 on:** August 23, 2019, 09:37:56 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #37668 on:** August 23, 2019, 11:45:53 PM »

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

Propagandhim · « **Reply #37669 on:** August 24, 2019, 08:20:58 AM »

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

Stro · « **Reply #37670 on:** August 24, 2019, 08:41:48 AM »

That's actually not funny at all, @BASEDJESUS

chronovore · « **Reply #37671 on:** August 24, 2019, 11:05:02 AM »

nachobro · « **Reply #37672 on:** August 24, 2019, 11:57:39 AM »

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

ballmer

Propagandhim · « **Reply #37673 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.