History PlayingWith / StrawmanNewsMedia

** [[WebSite/TheOnion Faux News is a satire]].

** [[UsefulNotes/PublicServiceAnnouncement It's a PSA on checking your sources and/or getting it from multiple angles]].

* '''Subverted''': Faux News runs a fake story, but it's revealed that it didn't do it on purpose -- several news sources on both sides, all of which themselves span the spectrum of reliability, fell for it.

* '''Enforced''': Faux News is a TakeThat towards real news media, whether specific sources or the general media scape.

* '''Straight''': ''Faux News'' constantly churns out puff pieces on politicians from the [[FictionalPoliticalParty Purple Party]] while ignoring their scandals, and does the exact opposite to members of the Yellow Party.

** ''Faux News'' is known to pull stunts like killing Purples in {{False Flag Operation}}s, and then harping on the "threat" posed by the "radical Yellows".
** Every ''Faux News'' host is a ConspiracyTheorist who spews [[BlatantLies blatantly false]] "theories" about everything.
** Every single news source is either hyperpartisan or nothing but paid shilling for random companies.

** ''Faux News'' clearly skews Purple, but tends to be reliable.
** ''Faux News'' uses questionable {{clickbait|Gag}} headlines to get more views, but the articles themselves are all right.
* '''Justified''': ''Faux News'' is "sponsored" by Cory Uption, a CorruptPolitician who doesn't care about their sleaziness as long as they make him look good and demonize his Yellow rival. The journalists are either naive enough to genuinely believe the bad info they get from various questionable sources, or know it's fake and don't care as long as they get paid.
* '''Inverted''': The ''Faux News'' reporters are [[IncorruptiblePurePureness incorruptible]] truthseekers.
* '''Subverted''': ''Faux News'' runs a fake story, but it's revealed that it didn't do it on purpose -- several news sources on both sides fell for it.

---> '''''Faux News''''' '''anchor:''' Polly Ishan was recently caught taking a bribe. Such a person has no place in our government. [''chatter''] Wait, she's on ''our'' side?! Crap! Quick, how can we defend her? [''chatter''] Uh... Bob has done something worse!"
** ''Faux News'' goes to absurd lengths to insert pro-Purple material into every story, no matter how mundane.
---> '''Anchor:''' This morning Alice found a blue hat in a tree while taking a walk. She used a stick to take it down, and then went to the lost and found office. She's honest and appreciates nature -- unlike those filthy Yellows who want to destroy it for profit -- so she's probably a Purple. Vote Purple!
** ''Faux News'' keeps [[BlatantLies denying that it's biased]] -- both in unprovoked {{Suspiciously Specific Denial}}s and after praising Purples and/or smearing Yellows.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some of the ''Faux News'' reporters are fine, while others are insane {{Conspiracy Theorist}}s.
* '''Averted''': ''Faux News'' is trustworthy.
* '''Enforced''': ''Faux News'' is a TakeThat towards real news media.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Even as a Purple, I can't stand ''Faux News''. All they do is spew BlatantLies and [[DontShootTheMessage make us look bad]]."
* '''Invoked''': [[CorruptPolitician Cory Uption]] offers ''Faux News'' a nice "donation" if they agree to promote him and make his rivals look bad.
* '''Exploited''': The Yellow Party references the lies of ''Faux News'' in its [[AttackOfThePoliticalAd attack ads]] against the Purple Party.
* '''Defied''': ''Faux News'' loses its funding because no one wants to be associated with them. It goes bankrupt shortly afterwards.

* '''Conversed''': "Why would anyone in this series watch that garbage ''Faux News''?"
* '''Implied''': A Yellow politician sues ''Faux News'' for [[MaliciousSlander slander]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Most viewers realize that ''Faux News'' is garbage, so it starts driving people ''away'' from the Purple Party.

* '''Played For Laughs''': ''Faux News'' can't even keep its own propaganda straight. It's prone to doing things like airing a segment [[GodwinsLaw calling everyone they don't like Nazis]] because HitlerAteSugar, followed by a segment defending the Nazis.
* '''Played For Drama''': [[DayOfTheJackboot Tyrants have taken over the US]] and banned all news sources except for their propaganda arm ''Faux News''.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Even as a Purple, I can't stand them ''Faux News''. All they do is spew BlatantLies and [[DontShootTheMessage make us look bad]]."

** ''Faux News'' is known to pull stunts like killing Purples in {{False Flag Operation}}s to blame the Yellows.
** Every ''Faux News'' host is a ConspiracyTheorist who spews blatantly false theories about everything.

* '''Justified''': ''Faux News'' is "sponsored" by Cory Uption, a CorruptPolitician who doesn't care about their sleaziness as long as they make him look good and demonize his Yellow rival.
* '''Inverted''': The ''Faux News'' reporters are [[IncorruptiblePurePureness incorruptible and pure]].
* '''Subverted''': ''Faux News'' runs a fake story, but it's revealed that didn't do it on purpose -- several news sources on both sides fell for it.

** ''Faux News'' keeps [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial suspiciously specifically denying]] that it's biased.
** ''Faux News'' always [[BlatantLies insists that it's neutral]] immediately after praising Purples and/or smearing Yellows.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Don't watch ''Faux News''. [[DontShootTheMessage I'm a Purple]], and I can't stand their BlatantLies."
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''':

* '''Conversed''': "Why would anyone watch that garbage ShowWithinAShow?"
* '''Implied''': A Yellow politician sues ''Faux News'' for slander.

* '''Played For Laughs''': ''Faux News'' can't even keep its own propaganda straight (e.g. they'll air a segment [[GodwinsLaw calling everyone they don't like Nazis]] because HitlerAteSugar, followed by a segment defending the Nazis).

'''Basic Trope''': [[ShowWithinAShow Fictional news sources]] are untrustworthy.
* '''Straight''': ''Faux News'' constantly churns out puff pieces on politicians from the [[FictionalPoliticalParty Purple Party]] with while ignoring their scandals, and does the exact opposite to members of the Yellow Party.

* '''Downplayed''': ''Faux News'' clearly skews Purple, but tends to be reliable.

--> '''''Faux News''''' '''anchor''': Polly Ishan was recently caught taking a bribe. Such a person has no place in our government. [''chatter''] Wait, is she on our side?! Crap! Quick, how can we defend her? [''chatter''] Uh... Bob has done something worse!"

* '''Enforced''':

* '''Defied''': ''Faux News'' loses its funding because no one wants to be associated with them, and then goes bankrupt.