ScrappleFace
Type of site | Satirical news |
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Created by | Scott Ott |
URL | www |
Launched | July 2002 |
Current status | Site hacked and empty |
ScrappleFace is a U.S. website run by Scott Ott that satirizes the news from a conservative perspective.
History
The name ScrappleFace was coined by Ott's grandmother, Jessica McMaster (1915–2006), who cared for Ott and his brothers from the age of five.[1] Ott chose the name knowing that the domain name would be available because no one else would know the word.
Ott, a former journalist, started Scrappleface in July 2002. Ott oversees "the vast editorial staff" at ScrappleFace, an unnamed group of non-existent journalists who "cover the globe like a patina of dental plaque" according to earlier items on the site.[2] In reality, all the ScrappleFace stories (more than 2,500 as of 15 March 2007) on politics, the war on terror, business, science, theology and even sports were written by Ott. The website reported over 10,000,000 visitors as of May 2007.
Axis of weasels
ScrappleFace is probably best known for originating the phrase "Axis of weasels" (parody of "
Media coverage
Ott's work has been quoted in
ScrappleFace is popular amongst conservative
SNN: ScrappleFace Network News
Scott Ott began producing a video faux newscast on January 14, 2009 with the launch of SNN (ScrappleFace Network News). The first story was about the tax filing troubles of President Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner.
See also
- List of satirical magazines
- List of satirical news websites
- List of satirical television news programs
References
- ^ "Woman Who Coined 'ScrappleFace' Passes Away". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ^ "ScrappleFace: Idi Amin to Head U.N. Rights Commission in Absentia". Archived from the original on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ^ "Axis of weasels - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au.
- ^ "Opinion & Reviews - Wall Street Journal". www.opinionjournal.com.
- ^ "Instapundit.com".
- ^ Orin, Deborah (January 24, 2003). "AXIS OF WEASEL – GERMANY AND FRANCE WIMP OUT ON IRAQ; COLIN RAPS FRENCH, GERMAN WIMPS". New York Post. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Magazine - Don't believe everything you read online". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Axis of Weasels". 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Rumsfeld Rebukes Ted Kennedy". 6 September 2007.