Satire in April 2018
Sometimes we indulge in a bit of satire. None of what you read here is real but we hope you'll find it funny anyway!
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Sunday, April 1, 2018
- Southend News Network To Close After Losing European Subsidies Due To Brexit
- Uncle Of Politifact Editor Sustains Third Degree Burns At Easter Brunch After Refusing To Believe His Pants Are On Fire
- BuzzFeed To Launch Fake News Spin-off, You Won't Believe What Happens Next!
- Reporter Baxter Dimitri Kidnapped By Russian Deep State Aliens On Orders From Pope Francis
- Looming Crisis As Experts Warn The World Is Running Out Of Facts To Check
- Most News Websites In Kosovo Actually Run By Native Americans
- The Onion To Become A Regular News Website
- InfoWars To Be Renamed InfoPeace After Peace Agreement Signed
- Two Canadian Men Arrested For Running Fake News Site To Fund Poutine Addiction
- Fake News Kingpin Christopher Blair Found Murdered By Hillary Clinton
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