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A new Smattering
For a country
that runs on headlines
A redesigned site
The Smattering has a new home page, new article pages and a new look. Every story kept its original address, so old links still work.
Visit the front pageBehind the stories
Each story now has a companion page with the real news it is built on, what we invented and where we drew the line.
Read behind the storiesA blog about satire
Straight writing about media literacy, the history of the genre and the law that protects it.
Visit the blogSmall fixes
- Archive search now matches story summaries as well as titles.
- Share cards show the satire label.
- Pages load faster on mobile.
Satire labels everywhere
Herschel Walker Blames Senate Loss on “Anti-Werewolf Bigotry”
Is America ready for an elected official who happens to turn into a wolf at night?
CNN Condemns Donald Trump for Inciting Violence Against Himself
Labels on every story
Every story carries a satire label above the headline and a note at the end. The label also appears in search results and in share cards.
Read our standardsA clearer About page
The first sentence of our About page now says what we are.
Read AboutCorrection: the shorts
Color
An earlier version of our Senate story described Sen. Booker’s fictional shorts as salmon. They were pink. We regret the error, which was also fictional.
Read the storySmall fixes
- The parliamentarian’s fictional ruling is now quoted in full.
Correction: the poll
Methodology
Our Twitter story said the CEO was chosen by a poll. To clarify: the poll in our story was not scientific, and neither was the real one.
Read the storyCorrection: Vinnie
Job title
We described Vinnie as a senior State Department official. Vinnie has asked us to clarify that he works for several agencies at once and would prefer not to say which.
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