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Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical.
Joey Skaggs
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Joey Skaggs
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 1
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the United States of America
Kim Yung Soo
Joe Bones
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Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.
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The media's job is to question a premise.
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We function in a pack mentality. This is our tribe. And this is how we are exploited - sold a bill of goods and a household of products.
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But my favorite work is always my next piece.
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I've always been a fine artist.
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I created hoaxes. I confronted and challenged the majority opinion. I attacked, humiliated, and criticized the voice of the corporate mainstream media.
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But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions.
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When I create a false reality, I always try to create a plausible structure to help convince people.
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What do we believe? Why do we believe it?
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It is the fool who thinks he cannot be fooled.
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If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story.
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Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty.
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