Obviously, topical satire uses news as its inspiration. So those people who regularly enjoy watching it tend to be well up to speed on the latest events, particularly political ones. But it also seems that satire functions as a source of news in its own right.
And of course there have been several cases in which satirical, parodic news stories were believed to be true by well known media figures and repeated as fact.
Here's an interesting article on this subject which includes lots of great links to other, related sources.
And of course there have been several cases in which satirical, parodic news stories were believed to be true by well known media figures and repeated as fact.
Here's an interesting article on this subject which includes lots of great links to other, related sources.
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