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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
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Propaganda spouted by right-wing types (e.g. Sarah Palin) and their corresponding networks (e.g. Fox).
Donald Trump: Obama has yet to prove he is a citizen.
Jon Stewart: Quit spreading your Foxygen around. Some suckers are stupid enough to breathe it.
Foxygen by ChuckChaser69 June 7, 2011
The heady mix of partisan hackery, character assassination, and manufactured outrage that Fox News viewers regularly inhale.
Jon Stewart again smacked Fox News for its fury over Common’s White House appearance, pointing out last night that only huffers of “Foxygen”—“the heady mix of partisan hackery, character assassination, and manufactured outrage”—would be bothered by the rapper’s performance.
A band that is "literally psychedelic" with songs "Make it Known" & "San Francisco." Listening becomes highly addictive. France and Rado said in an interview that their name came from some chick who reserved the term "Foxygen" for cute guys. Their music is like going back in the time and into the future. You'll hear influences from The Doors & The Rolling Stones to name a few. Their live performances are like theater and will envelop you into a realm of unadulterated quirky maneuvers.
Foxygen is Mavis Staples telling you "l'll Take You There" and Jean Knight giving you the "Mr. Big Stuff" treatment while Mick & Jim are yelling in your ear.
Foxygen by RunninDownADream October 27, 2013
A gaseous drug, a “heady mix of partisan hackery, character assassination, and manufactured outrage”, which causes people to perceive reality as a far-right-wing caricature that would be scoffed at by Republicans of the Eisenhower era. (Term coined on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 2011-05-12.)
“After thirty years of stagnant middle-class wages, anyone who thinks trickle-down economics works is clearly huffing Foxygen.”
foxygen by catslaugh June 7, 2011
A heady mix of partisan hackery, character assassination, and manufactured outrage. Inhaled, abuse can lead to wildly incorrect interpretations of statements and events.

Coined by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show on May 12th, 2011.
Sean Hannity is a total Foxygen junkie.
Foxygen by Stewbeef64 June 7, 2011