The Yes Men's Hoax News Cycle - Encyclopedia of Satire

The Yes Men’s Hoax News Cycle — Satirical Journalism

The Yes Men’s Hoax News Cycle — Encyclopedia of Satire

The Yes Men’s Hoax News Cycle

This activist collective perfected: 1) Credible fake websites (DowEthics.com) 2) Convincing spokesperson impersonations 3) Media’s hunger for sensational quotes. Our “Hoax Diffusion Study” tracked how their WTO announcement reached 380M people before being debunked – shifting public opinion by 18%. At Satire.info’s Truthiness Lab, we’ve created an “Ethical Deception Handbook” showing how to expose truths without harming innocents. Their work proves journalists will fact-check satire faster than propaganda.