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Original satire news from the Center for the Future of News. Every story is fiction, written for laughs.

A chained-up government building with a closed sign and a tumbleweed while cheerful people stroll past with coffeeORIGINAL SATIRE

Government Shuts Down for Three Weeks; Nation Fails to Notice

Officials scramble to reopen before Americans realize they were fine.

Private jets lined up on a runway while a lone gas stove sits under a spotlight on a summit stageORIGINAL SATIRE

Climate Summit Attendees Arrive in 400 Private Jets to Discuss Your Gas Stove

Delegates agree the real threat to the planet is whatever you used to make breakfast.

A dozen eggs displayed inside an open bank vault next to an approved second mortgageORIGINAL SATIRE

Area Family Takes Out Second Mortgage to Buy a Dozen Eggs

Loan officers call it "a responsible decision, given the omelet market."

A towering, teetering stack of bills all labeled The Freedom Act in front of the Capitol domeORIGINAL SATIRE

Congress Passes Bill Renaming Every Bill 'The Freedom Act' to Save Time

Lawmakers say the change will let them skip reading bills more efficiently than ever.

An org chart of task forces branching into ever smaller task forces, examined under a magnifying glassORIGINAL SATIRE

Federal Agency Forms Task Force to Study Why It Has So Many Task Forces

Preliminary findings are expected in 18 months, pending the formation of a subcommittee.

A cable news screen crammed with twelve tiny boxes of shouting panelists and a breaking news banner about panelsORIGINAL SATIRE

Cable News Network Launches 24-Hour Panel Discussing Whether There Are Too Many Panel Discussions

Eleven experts in tiny boxes agree the format has gotten out of hand.