Manipulating the media for fun and profit.

[London]

Sideshow revivalist Jim Rose discusses various ways to "Self-mythologize" by getting the media to sell completely fake stories. Remember this the next time you see any news!

 

[M. Sage]

Before watching the video: It happens all the time. Onion and Duffel Blog stories have been picked up by MSM, so have tons of urban legends. One of my favorites was that some MSM sources in Australia and the US ran a "story" about Japanese people buying "poodles" only to discover later that they'd bought sheep.

 

[Shorts]

Before watching the video: It happens all the time. Onion and Duffel Blog stories have been picked up by MSM, so have tons of urban legends. One of my favorites was that some MSM sources in Australia and the US ran a "story" about Japanese people buying "poodles" only to discover later that they'd bought sheep.

Just saw a story this week. Guy thought he was buying poodles but instead they were ferrets on steroids. I clicked on the link but it didn't exist lol I didn't investigate it further. But your reply here makes me wonder if it was a fake story that got picked up.

 

[GlockOwner]

Just saw a story this week. Guy thought he was buying poodles but instead they were ferrets on steroids. I clicked on the link but it didn't exist lol I didn't investigate it further. But your reply here makes me wonder if it was a fake story that got picked up.

I posted that story up a few days back, no idea if it was fake, but kinda funny
http://www.texasguntalk.com/forums/off-topic-chat/45602-poodle-vs-ferret-steroids.html