satire

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“Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief,” the fourth entry in Mr. Stevenson’s zany series, gives readers more than their money’s worth of shocks and satire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The complaint also argues that Jonasi presented his translation “as authoritative fact, not comedy,” so it shouldn’t get the 1st Amendment protections afforded to parody and satire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It sounded like he was the star in a Marx Brothers satire — or in “Team America: World Police.”

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

The owners of the Facebook page behind these two videos said they were "obvious" satire.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

One remedy proposed by the governor seemed like it could have been satire from The Onion, but it was reported by the Associated Press.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove