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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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fake news stories: 6 news summaries
OPINION

Balloon Boy Is What's Wrong With Cable News

Popular stories don't need to take up 100% of channels' airtime

Oct 16, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "balloon boy" non-story was just the latest example of how ridiculous cable news has become, writes Alan Sepinwall. With a war raging in Afghanistan, a jobless “recovery,” and a complex ongoing health care debate, the "news" networks spend hours on nothing at all. The problem... More »

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Afghanistan • entertainment • news • fake news • TV industry • Afghanistan war • cable news • Falcon Heene • balloon boy hoax • Falcon Heene hoax • Wife Swap

ANALYSIS

 How Comedy Turned Serious 

A funny thing happened on the way to the election—politics and comedy swapped roles

Nov 29, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Politics and comedy are trading places, Lee Siegel writes in the Wall Street Journal, as the antics of politicians get more outlandish and comics are increasingly the people speaking truth to power. Fake newsmen like Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert, with their stern commentary, lean more towards the "... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • humor • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • fake news • Stephen Colbert • Late Night • The Colbert Report • comedian

 Colbert Wraps 
 Early Xmas Special 

Stewart, Costello, Nelson will join
holiday sing-a-long

Sep 17, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Christmas is ready early for fake-news fans, E! Online reports. Stephen Colbert's musical holiday special is already in the can and will air November 23. Jon Stewart, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, and Elvis Costello will be among the stars joining Colbert in crooning holiday-themed favorites including Hanukkah and Little Dealer ... More »

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television • Jon Stewart • fake news • Stephen Colbert • Christmas • The Colbert Report

Is Apple Trying to Silence Fake Steve Jobs?

Or is this just core satire by the popular spoof blog?

Dec 24, 07 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Is Apple trying to shut down Fake Steve Jobs? Real Steve Jobs has said he finds his impersonator’s satirical blog amusing, but now Fake Steve writes that Apple has offered him $500,000 to quit, at one point threatening to sue him if he declined. FSJ stood on principle... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • fake news

IAC Gets Into Fake News Biz

Site, launching today, targets youth with comedy, viral videos

Nov 9, 07 8:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp ventures into the fake news business today with the launch of its new satire website, 23/6. The site, produced in partnership with the Huffington Post, joins a number of recent efforts to combine comedy with current events a la "The Daily Show": the Onion's Onion News... More »

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The Daily Show • fake news • InterActiveCorp • Barry Diller

Alert the Aliens: Weekly World News Dead at 28

Not even Elvis can save iconic tabloid from lagging print industry

Aug 7, 07 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - For 28 years, it was the “world’s most reliable newspaper,” replete with stories of Elvis sightings, alien babies, and dwarf-eating dieters. But the Weekly World News is no more. The black-and-white publication, known for its loose headlines and even looser facts, will publish its final print... More »

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media • newspaper • tabloids • National Enquirer • Weekly World News • Eddie Clontz • Bat Boy • Elvis sightings • American media • UFO sightings • print industry • fake news

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