Explaining the Difference Between Hoax and Satire

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family…

Genaire: NYPD Officer Kills Baby Following Breastfeeding Argument:
http://nationalreport.net/nyc-police-officer-kills-baby-breastfeeding-argument/

Sara: It’s a hoax story.

Genaire: That’s good to know. I hadn’t gotten around to reading it yet.

Sara: Yeah, but sadly, with the police state and the NYPD’s actions lately, it’s very easy to believe.

Samantha P.: lol i completely flipped when i read this story until sara stepped in and saved my nerves!

Rayn: It’s actually satire, meaning that it wasn’t really meant to fool readers, so much as to make them think about the issue being addressed…

National Report Publisher Allen Montgomery Responds to Critics of NYPD Story:
http://nationalreport.net/national-report-publisher-allen-montgomery-responds/

(update: archived copy of above link located here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140813041956/http://nationalreport.net/national-report-publisher-allen-montgomery-responds/)

Daniel F.: Unfortunately a story like this one is all too believable these days. I’ve already lost count of how many totally outrageous headlines I’ve come across that I realized were satire only because they were from freewoodpost or some other satire site like it. (Not even the Onion – somehow they manage to keep coming up with stories and headlines that most people wouldn’t mistake for being actually real).

Wendy P.: OMG, I also felt my nerves tremble till I read entirely. Cops should be trained to know the law inside and out and know when citizens actually break a law. Citizens should also be made very aware of the law.

Corpse Found in Motel?

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of my friend, Jonas A, after I was tagged in the comments section of his post…

Jonas A.: Uhhhhh…wut!?!?

Body Found Under Motel Bed, Police Say It Has Been There At Least 5 Years:
http://empirenews.net/body-found-under-motel-bed-police-claim-its-been-there-5-years/

Amanda H.: Ok wow … I think I will look under the beds when I stay anywhere now…. wtf

Jonas A.: haha….right!!! Make sure to check on the “unusual” smells too…lol!

Starla L.: What makes this difficult to believe is that the smell would have been so bad that an investigation would have taken place and it would not have been five years. If you have ever smelled a dead body, you will understand that.

John M.: I have always wondered why some motel rooms smell nasty. Now I know.

Amanda H.: Hello … How the holy hell does one miss a body? Let alone for 5 years….Boggles the mind…

Starla L.: As I wrote: I do not believe this story. The smell would have given it away in a very short time. In my mind, I am considering this article as a fake news story.

Elena B.: Holy moly

John M.: Empire News is a satirical and entertainment website

Amanda H.: Lol of course it is lol ..it is still creepy enough that I will be looking under beds… 🙂

Deborah B.: Ye rite

Dan S.: Four Rooms – The Misbehavers:

Dan S.: @ Starla Anne Lowry – You could cover a body in quick lime to keep the smell down. Also wrapping in plastic and not disturbing the body will prevent some smell. If the conditions are right bodies will dry out if there is plenty of dry heat.

The hotel probably has powerful deodorants to mask the smells hotel rooms pick up. They probably drowned the room in the stuff.

At one of the jobs I worked, there was an opossum that crawled into the wall and died. We chased it under a table and thought it ran out the door. It got stuck in the wall and died. It mummified in like a year. When opened the wall up there it was. There was no stink or anything. If we knew it was there we would have opened that wall up for it to get out.

Dan S.: I watched one of those autopsy shows HBO use to do. A guy stuffed a woman in a 55 gallon barrel full of tiny plastic pellets. That was enough to hide the smell of decomposition.

Dan S.: @ Amanda A. Hudson – People go missing all the time. If know one knows the person is gone they never are reported as being missing. Transiants, junkies, hookers, the shut ins rarely have people report them as missing who they disappear.

If you are reported as missing and no one finds your body right away, it might take a few years for the remains to turn up. Usually found by accident and rarely found by search parties or law enforcement.

Christopher M.: Total hoax. I could tell by the way the story was written, so I googled it.

Body Found Hoax: ‘Under Motel Bed, Police Say It Has Been There At Least 5 Years’ in Mount Laurel 100% Fake:
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/815155-body-found-hoax-under-motel-bed-police-say-it-has-been-there-at-least-5-years-in-mount-laurel-is-fake/

Sara: Lol Dan, the first thing I thought of when I saw the title of this article was ” There’s a dead WHORE in the mattress!” Rayn

Rayn: That’s literally the very first thing that came to my mind when I saw this, earlier, too, Sara! 🙂 I heard it in Tim Roth’s voice, too!

Sara: Me, too Rayn ! Lmao!

Diana J.: Good housekeeping wot?

(note: the originally-posted article is actually satire)

The Irony of Getting Discriminated Against While Discriminating

The following correspondence originally took place here, upon the Facebook page, “Free Talk Live“…

(replies from all third parties have been omitted for clarity)

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Free Talk Live: Oh now you want people to be able to discriminate. Free Talk Live warned you.

KKK Wins Lawsuit Against Bakery for Discrimination:
https://tribuneherald.net/2013/08/23/kkk-wins-lawsuit-against-bakery-for-discrimination/

Rayn: “Yo dawg! I heard you like to discriminate, so we discriminated against your discrimination, so you can get discriminated against while you discriminate!” 😉

Ryan V.: Thas RITE!

Liz D.: lol

(note: the above article is actually satire)

If Make-Up Ads Were Honest…

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

"This is you... weak, scared, alone, always. Revlon. You are what you are"

“This is you… weak, scared, alone, always. Revlon. You are what you are”

Brutally Honest New Revlon Ad Campaign Reminds Customers You Can’t Change What You Are:
http://www.theonion.com/article/brutally-honest-new-revlon-ad-campaign-reminds-cus-35968

Asserting that makeup can do little beyond creating a fleeting illusion of youth and beauty, cosmetics giant Revlon launched a new series of ads this week aimed at reminding its customers they will never be able to change what they are.

The company’s “You Are What You Are” campaign, which debuted with dark and haunting multi-page spreads in several major fashion magazines, cautions consumers that, at best, makeup is a sad disguise people hide behind in a futile attempt to avoid uncomfortable facts about their true nature.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: This made me laugh so much, my sides hurt!

Royal Reptilian Born!

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family…

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton gives birth to royal reptilian

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton gives birth to royal reptilian

Genaire: Royal Baby Born:
http://www.theonion.com/article/royal-baby-born-33171

Rayn: Baphomet!