Uh, is this a satire?
Bruce Springsteen arrested? Nancy Pelosi not liberal? Daytime driving illegal? Marijuana relegalized? Rosie O’Donnell joins NRA? Police officers refocusing crime-fighting efforts towards fighting crime? Is this for real?
We at the Reader pride ourselves on our journalistic boldness, our willingness to do our readers the courtesy of going that extra step, to shine light upon the truths that others do not see. Everything in the Reader is as trustworthy as articles you might read in the New York Times, the New Republic, or an Oscar-winning documentary.
Some of the stories broken here include John Walters ending prohibition, Attorney General Ashcroft promising respect for minority rights, and Hillary Clinton resigning as first lady. Yes, we were laughed at, but history has... well, never mind. Where what you read here extends the boundaries of reality, it is at least what our reporters wish were true. In the end, this is all that professional journalism can aspire towards.
- Reporter routinely faked articles
- “The reporter invented quotes, wrote about scenery from published photographs and stole material from other news organizations.”
- Forbes smokes out fake New Republic story on hackers
- Serious questions about the reliability of articles written for the New Republic, George, Atlantic Monthly, and others.
- Truth about Bowling for Columbine
- Michael Moore deliberately deceives viewers by splicing multiple speeches together, and cutting important text, to the point where what you see in the movie never happened in real life.
- Springsteen arrested in New York City
- Aging rock-and-roller runs afoul of hate crime laws for new song based on police racism.
- Pelosi not a liberal?
- New House minority leader blames biased press for unfair image.
- Helmet statistics spur call for no daylight driving
- Statistics show that as daylight hours increase, daylight driving deaths also increase.
- Bush announces kinder, gentler war on terrorism
- Three-pronged attack will end racism, encourage self-defense, and end prohibition.
- Rosie O’Donnell breaks with HCI, joins NRA
- Controversial talk show host says today’s gun laws too restrictive, advocates wider ownership and mandatory high school shooting classes.
Omar decries “White Hate”: In the wake of anti-white violence by a Muslim shooter in Denver, Representative Ilhan Omar begins campaign to “stand together to stop white hate.” (read more…)