Christwire is a satirical website that published blog-style articles intended to ridicule excesses of American Christian conservatives. Recurring topics include homosexuality, atheism, Hollywood, and other purported threats to American culture.[1][2][3][4]
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Type of site | Satirical blog |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Current status | Inactive |
Like similar satirical websites, Christwire's stories have sometimes been erroneously taken at face value. According to co-founder Kirwin Watson, their target is not Christians but "those who do not question what they hear on the news".[5]
Topekas News edit
Due to the wide public attention at the name Christwire, the site also runs topekasnews.com.[6][7][8][9][10]
One satirical news article by "Haywood Bynum III" pronounced that "Edible Marijuana Candies Kill 9 in Colorado, 12 at Coachella." The Drug Abuse Resistance Education anti-drug organization copied the article onto their website without fact checking the satirical article.[11][12]
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References edit
- ^ John Hudson (August 19, 2010). "Satirical Christian Site Hoodwinks the Huffington Post". The Atlantic Wire.
- ^ John Hudson (February 1, 2011). "Rachel Maddow and NBC Struggle With Satire". The Atlantic Wire.
- ^ Katla McGlynn (August 18, 2010). "9 Signs Your Husband Is GAY, According To ChristWire.org (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Line of inquiry crosses a line". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 19, 2010.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (September 3, 2010). "A Niche of the Unreal in a World of Credulity". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Heathen TopekasNews Liberals Detest Reaganomics". ChristWire. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ "Christians Review, "Scooby Doo, The First Atheist Brainwashing Cartoon" - Topekas News". topekasnews.com.
- ^ "Scooby Doo, The First Atheist Brainwashing Cartoon Reviewed". ChristWire.
- ^ "The Popular Story of the Kansas City Prayer Booths Is False, But the Brilliant Artist Behind the Booth is Genuine". Friendly Atheist.
- ^ Marijuana Cures Republican Pastor of Stupidity Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Edible Marijuana Candies Kill 9 in Colorado, 12 at Coachella". D.A.R.E. America. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015.
- ^ Christopher Ingraham (4 May 2015). "D.A.R.E. gets duped by anti-pot satire". Washington Post.