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March 7, 2011
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Disassociated Press (Associated Press nickname)

The Associated Press (AP) is a news agency founded in 1846 and headquartered in New York City. The nickname "Disassociated Press" appeared in the Bugs Bunny short film What's Up,…

October 24, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Disgracebook (disgrace + Facebook)

Facebook is a popular global social networking website. Some people who don't like Facebook have nicknamed it "Disgracebook" (disgrace + Facebook). "wonders if disgracebook is…

April 24, 2015
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Disinfowars (disinfo + InfoWars)

American radio host and documentary filmmaker Alex Jones owns the website InfoWars.com, usually reporting alternative news that is left out of the mainstream media. A derogatory nickname of…

June 21, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Doctor Google (Dr. Google)

"Doctor Google" or "Dr. Google" describes when a person uses the internet (especially the search engine Google) to find medical advice. That advice might be helpful, or might be…

June 21, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Dr. Google (Doctor Google)

"Doctor Google" or "Dr. Google" describes when a person uses the internet (especially the search engine Google) to find medical advice. That advice might be helpful, or might be…

April 7, 2010
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Drive-By Media (DBM)

"Drive by media" or "drive-by media" (DBM) is an unflattering nickname that conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh applied to the "mainstream media" (MSM) since…

June 25, 2012
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Earned Media (Free Media)

"Paid media" is when someone takes out advertising and pays for it. Political campaigns often try for "free media" as well, such as exposure on television talk shows and news…

April 23, 2013
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Eastern Media Elite

The term "Eastern media elite" usually refers to the New York (NY) Times, frequently also the Washington (DC) Post, sometimes Time and Newsweek magazines, and sometimes the television…

May 1, 2009
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Enchanted Media

In President Barack Obama's news conference on April 29, 2009, New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny asked what "surprised" Obama the most, what "enchanted" Obama the most,…

August 27, 2016
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Enemedia (enemy + media)

"Enemedia" (enemy + media) is a term that describes a media that issues propaganda, against the interests of most of the people consuming that media. "Enemedia" has been cited…

August 16, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google)

Entry in progress -- B.P. "FANTA" is a similar acronym that stands for Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Tesla and Alphabet. "NOSH" stands for Nike, O’Reilly, Starbucks and Home…

February 16, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Fake Check (fake + fact check); Fakecheck

Many people believe that factchecking is fake and essentially seeks to confirm the biases of organization sponsoring the factchecking. Fake factchecking has been called "fake checking" or…

February 16, 2022
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Fake Checker (fake + fact checker); Fakechecker

Many people believe that factchecking is fake and essentially seeks to confirm the biases of organization sponsoring the factchecking. Fake factchecking has been called "fake checking" or…

February 16, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Fake Checking (fake + fact checking); Fakechecking

Many people believe that factchecking is fake and essentially seeks to confirm the biases of organization sponsoring the factchecking. Fake factchecking has been called "fake checking" or…

May 11, 2016
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Fakebook (Facebook nickname)

Facebook is an online social networking service that was founded in 2004. Facebook is often nicknamed "Fakebook," a name that was also used on a 1990 album by the American indie rock band…

February 14, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Fakecheck (fake + factcheck); Fake Check

Many people believe that factchecking is fake and essentially seeks to confirm the biases of organization sponsoring the factchecking. Fake factchecking has been called "fake checking" or…

February 14, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Fakechecker (fake + factchecker); Fake Checker

Many people believe that factchecking is fake and essentially seeks to confirm the biases of organization sponsoring the factchecking. Fake factchecking has been called "fake checking" or…

February 16, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Fakechecking (fake + factchecking); Fake Checking

Many people believe that factchecking is fake and essentially seeks to confirm the biases of organization sponsoring the factchecking. Fake factchecking has been called "fake checking" or…

June 5, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Fakestream Media (fake news + mainstream media); FSM (fake + MSM)

"Fakestream media" or "fake stream media" (fake news + mainstream media) became popular when the term "fake news" went viral in 2016 (with the election of U.S.…

July 26, 2015
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FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google)

CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer went on CNBC's Off the Charts on February 5, 2013 and coined the acronym "FANG" -- Facebook, Amazon.com, Netflix and Google. Cramer said that these…

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