The Daily Squib

These sources exclusively use humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Primarily these sources are clear that they are satire and do not attempt to deceive. See all Satire sources.

• Overall, we rate The Daily Squib a satire website based on an appropriate disclaimer on each page.

Country: United Kingdom
World Press Freedom Rank: UK 35/180 (2020)

History

Founded in 2007, The Daily Squib is a British satirical online publication created by satire writer Aur Esenbel.

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Funded by / Ownership

The Daily Squib is owned by Aur Esenbel and revenue is derived through advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In review, The Daily Squib is a hybrid satire website meaning some stories are true, though with a healthy dose of humor and/or sarcasm thrown in. For example, this is a story contains biting sarcasm What Lockdown: 100,000 Flights into UK Per Week. Other stories take a true event and use made up commentary such as this Creepy Uncle Joe Endorsed by Obama. In general, The Daily Squib disclaims they are a satire site on every page with this statement “The Daily Squib is a curious satirical parody newspaper offering breaking news, political satire, comedy, opinion, and celebrity news.”