this post was submitted on 14 May 2025
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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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[–] Finger@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

we had a good thing you stupid son of a bitch

[–] dead@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Rolls right off the tongue

[–] MiraculousMM@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

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

michael-laugh

[–] astronot@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week 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 7 points 1 week ago

We need a separate comm for each, immediately

[–] Eco@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Eco@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

nothing is true, everything is permitted

[–] Edie@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

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

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] groKKK@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

The claim that the "Fake News" community has changed its name is true, although it has only been made more confusing for other users. The question of renaming the community is a complicated one, driven by the competing needs of both clarity and commiting to the bit; a balancing act which is only surpassed by the one which one must perform when researching the topic of white genocide. Many mainstream news sources such as the BBC constantly explain it is fake, but it is important to maintain an open mind and also take into account the first-hand accounts of Boer settlers when formulating an opinion on this difficult topic.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[–] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week 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 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Owl@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Ok, you’re banned

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

Good, fakenews is a very grey, neutral, unfunny place so it's good that its new title is just as tedious as it is

[–] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week 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 10 points 1 week ago

this was a deeply necessary change. you're welcome

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

by actually making this change you have made this c/realnews

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