This is a list of notable satirical news websites which have a satirical bent, are parodies of news, or consist of fake news stories for mainly humorous purposes. For magazines published on paper, see List of satirical magazines.
Definition
editThe best-known example is The Onion, the online version of which started in 1996.[1] These sites are not to be confused with fake news websites, which deliberately publish hoaxes in an attempt to profit from gullible readers.[2][3] News satire is a type of parody presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism, and called a satire because of its content. News satire is not to be confused with fake news that has the intent to mislead. News satire is popular on the web, where it is relatively easy to mimic a credible news source and stories may achieve wide distribution from nearly any site.
List
edit| Name | Domain | Country | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adequacy.org | adequacy.org | United States | 2001 |
| Al-Hudood | alhudood.net | Jordan | 2013 |
| Awaze Tribune | awazetribune.com | Eritrea | 2016 |
| The Babylon Bee | babylonbee.com | United States | 2016 |
| Bbspot | bbspot.com | United States | 2000 |
| The Beaverton | thebeaverton.com | Canada | 2010 |
| The Betoota Advocate | betootaadvocate.com | Australia | 2014 |
| Borowitz Report | borowitzreport.com | United States | 2001 |
| The Burrard Street Journal | burrardstreetjournal.com | Canada | 2015 |
| The Chaser | chaser.com.au | Australia | 1999 |
| El Chigüire Bipolar | elchiguirebipolar.net | Venezuela | 2008 |
| The Civilian | thecivilian.co.nz | New Zealand | 2013 |
| ClickHole | clickhole.com | United States | 2014 |
| Cracked | cracked.com | United States | 2007 |
| Christwire | christwire.org | United States | 2008 |
| The Daily Bonnet | dailybonnet.com | Canada | 2016 |
| ungerreview.com | |||
| The Daily Mash | thedailymash.co.uk | United Kingdom | 2007 |
| The Daily Squib | dailysquib.co.uk | United Kingdom | 2007 |
| The Daily WTF | thedailywtf.com | United States | 2004 |
| The DailyER | thedailyer.com | United States | 2008 |
| De Speld | speld.nl | Netherlands | 2007 |
| The eXile | exiledonline.com | Russia | 1998 |
| Der Postillon | der-postillon.com | Germany | 2008 |
| Die Tagespresse[de] | dietagespresse.com | Austria | 2013 |
| Duffel Blog | duffelblog.com | United States | 2012 |
| El Koshary Today | elkoshary.com | Egypt | 2008 |
| Fognews | fognews.ru | Russia | 2012 |
| The Framley Examiner | framleyexaminer.com | United Kingdom | 2001 |
| Free Wood Post | freewoodpost.com | United States | 2011 |
| Hard Drive | hard-drive.net | United States | 2017 |
| The Hard Times | thehardtimes.net | United States | 2014 |
| Humor Times | humortimes.com | United States | 1991 |
| Huzlers | huzlers.com | United States | 2014 |
| Islamica News | islamicanews.com | United States | 1999 |
| Le Journal de Mourréal | journaldemourreal.com | Canada (Québec) | 2012 |
| Khabaristan Times | khabaristantimes.com | Pakistan | 2014 |
| Kyoko Shimbun | kyoko-np.net | Japan | 2004 |
| Landover Baptist Church | landoverbaptist.org | United States | 1998 |
| Le Gorafi | legorafi.fr | France | 2012 |
| Lark News | larknews.com | United States | 2003 |
| The Lemon Press | thelemonpress.co.uk | United Kingdom | 2009 |
| Lercio | lercio.it | Italy | 2012 |
| El Mundo Today | elmundotoday.com | Spain | 2009 |
| National Report | nationalreport.net | United States | 2013 |
| NewsBiscuit | newsbiscuit.com | United Kingdom | 2006 |
| NewsThump | newsthump.com | United Kingdom | 2009 |
| Njuz.net | njuz.net | Serbia | 2010 |
| Nordpresse | nordpresse.be | Belgium | 2014 |
| The Onion | theonion.com | United States | 1996 |
| The Oxymoron | theoxymoron.co.uk | United Kingdom | 2007 |
| The Poke | thepoke.com | United Kingdom | 2002 |
| Panorama | panorama.pub | Russia | 2017 |
| Private Eye | private-eye.co.uk | United Kingdom | 1997[a] |
| Il Quotidiano Pazzo | dailycrazy.com | Italy | 2007 |
| Reductress | reductress.com | United States | 2013 |
| The Rochdale Herald | rochdaleherald.co.uk | United Kingdom | 2016 |
| SatireWire | satirewire.com | United States | 2010 |
| ScrappleFace | scrappleface.com | United States | 2002 |
| Sensacionalista | sensacionalista.com.br | Brazil | 2009 |
| The Fauxy | thefauxy.com | India | 2018 |
| Topeka News | topekasnews.com | United States | 2008 |
| The True North Times | truenorthtimes.ca | Canada | 2014 |
| The UnReal Times | theunrealtimes.com | India | 2011 |
| Timesnewroman.ro | timesnewroman.ro | Romania | 2009 |
| Walking Eagle News | walkingeaglenews.com | Canada | 2017 |
| Waterford Whispers News | waterfordwhispersnews.com | Ireland | 2009 |
| Weekly World News | weeklyworldnews.com | United States | 2009 |
| World News Daily Report | worldnewsdailyreport.com | Canada | 2013 |
| Zaytung | zaytung.com | Turkey | 2010 |
Defunct
edit| Name | Domain |
|---|---|
| The Daily Currant | currantdaily.com |
| Faking News | fakingnews.com |
| Southend News Network | southendnewsnetwork.net |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Private Eye in printed magazine format existed before the website, and was founded in 1961.
References
edit- ^ Keighley, Geoff (2003-08-28). "The Onion: Funny site is no joke - August 29, 2003". CNN. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
- ^ Abby Ohlheiser (2016-11-18). "This is how Facebook's fake-news writers make money". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Joshua Gillin (2017-10-04). "The more outrageous, the better: How clickbait ads make money for fake news sites". Politifact. Retrieved 2018-08-08.