In our digital times as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to new ...

Satire—the coupling of criticism and humor—has been a popular means to add a seemingly lighthearted touch to somewhat sensitive topics. For example, Saturday Night Live parodied quarterback Tom Brady ...

It’s no secret that America is more divided than ever. While peaceful Thanksgiving dinners were the first to fall, satire is the latest victim of polarization. On the other hand, there has never been ...

Since Snopes' start in the mid-1990s, our fact-checkers have alerted readers to numerous pieces of satire. That's many decades of "jokes" targeting politicians and celebrities, or putting twists on ...

If you’ve read, watched and enjoyed the work of America’s best-known satirical publication The Onion, you might be surprised by how serious it suddenly became earlier this month. So serious, in fact, ...

Robert Phiddian receives funding from the Australian Research Council for a study of Australian Political Cartooning. There has been much discussion in recent years about satire’s role in the online ...