Thread: CNN’s ‘This is an apple’ ad proves ripe for mockery, parodies

CNN’s ‘This is an apple’ ad proves ripe for mockery, parodies

Network launches marketing campaign amid feud with President Trump over ‘fake news’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Wednesday, October 25, 2017

CNN’s new promotional video, “This is an apple,” has proven fruitful, at least in terms of inspiring conservative parodies.

The network unveiled a 30-second spot Monday called “Facts First” that shows an apple with the voiceover, “Some people might try tell you that it’s a banana. They might scream banana, banana, banana, over and over and over again.”

“They might put banana in all caps. You might even start to believe that this is a banana. But it’s not. This is an apple,” says the CNN promo, which comes as an apparent salvo in its battle with President Trump over “fake news.”

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...kery-parodies/

"Fake News" gets "word of the year" for 2017.

Definition of "fake news":

fake news in British
noun
false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us...lish/fake-news

Next up: "fake ads" (see article above)

Definition:
Fake Ads
noun
Pointless often politicized information disseminated to disguise fake news reporting. -- Judy