by Cuuuute May 13, 2006
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?
by Psyop clues April 22, 2015
THE USE OF CGI ON TV THAT IS PASSED OFF AS "REAL" AND/OR "LIVE". FAKE FOOTAGE USED ON TV WITH THE INTENT OF FOOLING THE AUDIENCE.
by GR8BENWA August 14, 2008
by ollie_gets_no _girls November 5, 2015
A FAKE word used to make bare p’s in scrabble the ultimate game of words and phrases.
Anyone that uses it is a certified mug!
Anyone that uses it is a certified mug!
by Thomas ribsn't cool May 2, 2020
The audacity of someone being fake. A fake person being fake. Term started by Andrea when people would Commit inexcusable behavior.
by That bitch coco November 27, 2019
Comments, posts, or likes etc.. on a social networking site namely Facebook that you really don't mean. Things that are done because friends and family on Facebook are "watching".
Dude! the way that she replied you know that's Facebook fakery right? If she really meant it. She'd send you a message.
by VizardSpideyNoir May 19, 2014