Newsroom Detective Pillows

BREAKING FAKE NEWS

It soon became apparent that the vicar was an undercover journalist.

'This one is for keeping 'On Message' in the spin wars.'

"Some idiot spread the rumour that the boss had called in sick! Now look what's happened to the tobacco and coffee stocks!"

Covidiom: The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.

Home Business - Newspaper Ad.

"Now here's my co-anchor, Nancy, with a conflicting account of that very same story."

"I try to keep my classes relevant."

'I heard it through the grapevine.'

School of journalism and politics.

'These days, it's hard to tell whom to trust - T.V. news, or your social network. . .'

"Extra! Extra! Stream all about it! It’s extra, so you may not need it, especially if you looked at your phone recently."

"You know our 'Never-Overwhelm-The-Reader' policy. Your story is irrelevant, trivial and stupid but not irrelevant, trivial and stupid enough."

An expletive of editors

The Hypocritic Oath

"The war that wasn't a war isn't a disaster."

'And this is Paul, who writes our 'Voice of Sanity' column.'

'I think it means corporate control is now complete.'

'We'll need a bigger studio- Rosie wants to interview Rush Limbaugh.'

I Can't Believe It's Not Fake News

'Our next question: is the world a safer place than it was a year ago?'

"Did you research and verify before posting this?"

'Your BBC. Where the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.'

"And that's tonight's news. . . now for tonight's news rebuttal from Trump."

'What's this rumor I hear, that they're putting saltpeter in Meals-On-Wheels!'

News of the Underworld

We're fact checking your story.

The Gutter Press.

"The truth? With all the fake news and alternative facts now, we're all just guessing."

'We're here to talk to your son about his web site...'

I overheard management saying they were kicking you but I didn't hear if it was upstairs or out.