this post was submitted on 14 May 2025
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Obvious Falsehoods, Ridiculous Claims, Fibs, Lies, Goofs, Gaffes, Gambits and Whatnot

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Unfortunately, it has come to our attention that many users find c/fakenews to be misleading and unfunny. As such, we have renamed fakenews to "Obvious Falsehoods, Ridiculous Claims, Fibs, Lies, Goofs, Gaffes, Gambits and Whatnot". While this does not solve the issue of posts being misleading, it does at least ensure the comm name is just as unfunny as the average post. Now users can post in peace about Danny Devito partying with twinks or Jake Paul doing some random shit, knowing that the comedic jab of the post will be followed up by the title's wordy, humourless left hook.

xoxo - admin girl

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[–] Edie@hexbear.net 3 points 12 minutes ago

Clearly fake news. This is not an admin statement, it is a mod statement.

[–] Finger@hexbear.net 12 points 1 hour ago

we had a good thing you stupid son of a bitch

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 4 points 54 minutes ago* (last edited 54 minutes ago)

Would the Administration reach across the aisle and re-rename the comm to TrueFibs?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 48 minutes ago)

Glad to hear you are doing gods work. This is life changing and earth shattering

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 3 points 1 hour ago

@grok is this real?

[–] MiraculousMM@hexbear.net 9 points 2 hours ago

it does at least ensure the comm name is just as unfunny as the average post

michael-laugh

[–] dead@hexbear.net 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You can easily remember the new name with the simple acronym OFRCFLGGGW.

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 4 points 2 hours ago

Rolls right off the tongue

[–] astronot@hexbear.net 7 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

But now how will I tell the Goofs from the Gaffes and the Gaffes from the Gambits? Is this a gambit or a goof? Is anything real?????

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 3 points 1 hour ago

We need a separate comm for each, immediately

[–] Eco@hexbear.net 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

if you don't know now you never will. better to just give up

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Cici n'est pas fake news or not, I need to know if this is real.

[–] Eco@hexbear.net 6 points 3 hours ago

nothing is true, everything is permitted

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 5 points 3 hours ago

Bamboozle me once, shame on you; bamboozle me twice, shame on ME

Crazy idea. Delete the comm and just put the shitposts in memes or some shit.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Could we get a rule where anyone who submits an unfunny post to this comm gets banned from the comm?

I think that'd sort out both the random celebrity death announcements and the fact that this comm is only funny if it's rarely posted to.

[–] Eco@hexbear.net 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Owl@hexbear.net 2 points 1 hour ago

cmon it'd be funny

[–] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

As someone who fell for it a few times, this wasn't needed and it's less funny.

But whatever

[–] Eco@hexbear.net 7 points 3 hours ago

this was a deeply necessary change. you're welcome