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fakeumentary

A video or film that purports information using a method that people in general believe to be in a format that provides factual information.
We watched a program on television about a historical event and found that the information was in error or not true. What a fakeumentary.
fakeumentary by Jamfetto June 6, 2010

foxumentary 

A documentary that is misleading, often using slight of hand and statistics, purposely designed to fox* you.

*Fox = To trick or fool by ingenuity or cunning; outwit. To baffle or confuse.

Note: It is often incorrectly thought that 'foxumentary' came about as a disparaging term for documentaries seen on the Fox network. This is not the case, and all networks my put out foxumentaries. It is merely a coincidence that the fox network is perceived by many as putting out nothing but foxumentaries.
"That anti-environmentalist film was a foxumentary."

"That's not a fair and balanced! It's a foxumentary."

"That program on Bush's legacy was a foxumentary"

The 'documentary' on the fox network last night was a foxumentary" (pun - how apt)
foxumentary by Marka_1 January 14, 2009

napumentary

a Netflix documentary you put on not to actually watch, but instead fall asleep to within the first 15 minutes and wake up refreshed an hour later to the end credits rolling. A guilt-free way to get some shut eye in the middle of the day.
A: Oh man, yesterday afternoon I watched a great napumentary called Antarctica: A Year on Ice. As soon as everyone was preparing for the long winter ahead I went comatose. It was great.
napumentary by data_ders August 23, 2016

Fakumentary 

So-called reality shows that show nothing remotely close to reality.
The Real Housewives of Orange County is anything but reality, unless they're showing average women its nothing but a fakumentary.
Fakumentary by robbane February 4, 2009

focumentary 

A Fake Documentary or something designed to seem real to its viewers,
Dam what a fuckin Focumentary I thought that Blair Witch stuff was gonna be real..
focumentary by Mr Biggles March 22, 2006

Funumentary

A documentary that is fun, lighthearted, upbeat...or doesn't otherwise make you feel sad.
The King of Kong was a great funumentary. I was laughing my ass off!
Funumentary by HeatedGoods February 27, 2011