by fubergen December 3, 2010
Get the fubergen mug.The means by which people can be deceived by false information.
At its most basic this could be as simple as an individual lying about their age on a facebook page. More commonly the term is connected with Mass media & the deceptions they engage in. For instance in 2014 the media promoted a 'shocking' video of a Syrian boy braving sniper fire to rescue a little girl from ISIS sniper fire. It was then later revealed that the whole video was a staged sequence shot in Malta by Norwegian director Lars Klevberg.
'Eyewitness' testimony can also be faked; for instance in 2013 the Kenyan star quoted an 'anonymous Doctor' who stated that he saw terrorists performing bizarre tortures upon the hostages of the Westgate shopping Mall attack. Nowadays the claim that there even were hostages has been dropped.
Media fakery has been going on for a long time perhaps most amusingly with the 'Cottingley Fairies'. A series of (obviously) fraudulent photographs that were pushed by the media (& various celebrities of the day) in 1917. The photos created a controversy that lasted until the mid 1970's!
Media skeptics regularly point out the use of green-screening, CGI, actors, fake 'experts' etc as well as the absurdity of some of the claims made by the media (ISIS using bombs filled with live scorpions for example).
At its most basic this could be as simple as an individual lying about their age on a facebook page. More commonly the term is connected with Mass media & the deceptions they engage in. For instance in 2014 the media promoted a 'shocking' video of a Syrian boy braving sniper fire to rescue a little girl from ISIS sniper fire. It was then later revealed that the whole video was a staged sequence shot in Malta by Norwegian director Lars Klevberg.
'Eyewitness' testimony can also be faked; for instance in 2013 the Kenyan star quoted an 'anonymous Doctor' who stated that he saw terrorists performing bizarre tortures upon the hostages of the Westgate shopping Mall attack. Nowadays the claim that there even were hostages has been dropped.
Media fakery has been going on for a long time perhaps most amusingly with the 'Cottingley Fairies'. A series of (obviously) fraudulent photographs that were pushed by the media (& various celebrities of the day) in 1917. The photos created a controversy that lasted until the mid 1970's!
Media skeptics regularly point out the use of green-screening, CGI, actors, fake 'experts' etc as well as the absurdity of some of the claims made by the media (ISIS using bombs filled with live scorpions for example).
Hmm she seems strangely happy considering her child was just brutally murdered... could this event be an example of media fakery?
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by UNan February 6, 2015
Get the Chair Fucker mug.Usually used in a workplace setting. Defines someone, usually management level, that comes into a big project at the last minutes and changes things for the worse, thereby ruining the project.
"Dammit, the ten of us have been working day and night for the last two weeks on that presentation. Then that swoop fucker shows up the afternoon before the meeting and took out all the good parts."
by Dwardisimo Rex September 14, 2008
Get the swoop fucker mug.A generic term for anyone who flies the Southern Cross, supports Donald Trump, drives a mud-encrusted monster truck, has less than a high school education, and/or actually enjoys sexual relations with family members -- as in Donald Trump's lust for his own daughter.
This stupid fuck at work still believes that Obama is a Muslim who wasn't born in the U.S. That four-toothed cousin-fucker shouldn't be allowed to vote. Or breed.
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Get the nostril fucker mug.A person who goes on vacations when he's several years late on a deadline then acts put upon when people call him out on it.
Also a person who lures people into his home with promises of lemony cakes only to serve them Wild Cards and miniature sex dolls.
Also a person who lures people into his home with promises of lemony cakes only to serve them Wild Cards and miniature sex dolls.
Me: Some would say that GRRM is an absolute fucker.
You: I agree with them.
Me: Hey, me too!
You: OK, it is settled then.
You: I agree with them.
Me: Hey, me too!
You: OK, it is settled then.
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