I think the main issue is not satire being posted, but satire being posted without labeling as such, then it gets stickied, and only 6 hours later does somebody bring up the fact it's actually a shitpost. I don't know about you but personally within the past couple weeks I've noticed a massive increase in fake posts making it to the top and even being stickied before someone points out its fake.
There's actually a section on the website that says it's a satire site. But Michael Baxter posted in the comments that he was advised to do that so he couldn't be sued for defamation. He did this about a year ago if I remember correctly. Personally, I think disinformation works in many ways that we don't see right away. If nothing else, like I tell the AJ haters, it might make somebody look into things they never considered, even if the initial story is not completely true.
I think the main issue is not satire being posted, but satire being posted without labeling as such, then it gets stickied, and only 6 hours later does somebody bring up the fact it's actually a shitpost. I don't know about you but personally within the past couple weeks I've noticed a massive increase in fake posts making it to the top and even being stickied before someone points out its fake.
There's actually a section on the website that says it's a satire site. But Michael Baxter posted in the comments that he was advised to do that so he couldn't be sued for defamation. He did this about a year ago if I remember correctly. Personally, I think disinformation works in many ways that we don't see right away. If nothing else, like I tell the AJ haters, it might make somebody look into things they never considered, even if the initial story is not completely true.