‘Kwik Trip Launches Kwik Strip Gentlemen’s Clubs’
A story about convenience chain Kwik Trip branching out to “Kwik Strip” gentleman’s clubs went viral, but it obviously was intended as a bit of humorous fiction.
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A Morgue Worker Was Not Arrested for Giving Birth to a Dead Man’s Baby
Everything old is new again eventually, including old fabricated stories.
Was There a Potential COVID-19 Outbreak at a Las Vegas Strip Club?
An entrepreneur’s tweet brought extra attention to a post from a blog that publishes nothing but satire.
Did SCOTUS Rule Trump Can Remove Chuck Schumer from the Senate?
A fly-by-night “MAGA” site headline falsely claimed that the Supreme Court ruled that the President of the United States can “remove” the Minority Leader from the Senate.
Corona Beer Didn’t Offer $10 Million to Change the Name ‘Coronavirus’ to ‘Literally Anything Else’ or ‘BudLightVirus’
A viral thread about coronavirus and Corona beer on Reddit’s r/funny lost some of its “satirical” context when it escaped into the wilds of social media.
Were ‘Alien Enthusiasts’ Shot and Killed at Area 51?
A site calling itself “the ultimate clickbait” hinges on readers sharing its prank stories with a ringer for a legitimate new site’s URL.
Was a Trans Woman Caught Taking Photos of Underage Girls?
What used to be bottom-feeding “satire” is now the pretext for actual right-wing policy.