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Big CatBig Cat

World War III is overrated and the term is being overused

My Who's Back of the Week is World War III. We're doing it again, boys. I think this is the fifth World War III that's happened in the last four years. ... I'm so sick of everyone saying World War III just started.

Hyperbolic social commentary.
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Big CatBig Cat

Chernobyl was an inside job by Russia to discourage nuclear energy and protect their gas interests

I had one the other day that actually I completely believe that Chernobyl was on purpose. Everyone was doing nuclear power plants and Russia has a shitload of oil and gas and so they're like, Hey, let's blow up a nuclear PowerPoint plant and scare the fuck outta everyone about nuclear energy. And everyone stopped doing nuclear energy or inside job.

The generally accepted cause of Chernobyl is design flaws and operator error, not a state-sponsored conspiracy to sabotage the nuclear industry.
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Big CatBig Cat

Joe Biden's dog Commander is just Major Biden with a different name

Joe Biden got a new German Shepherd. It has also bitten four people. There's no, that's Major Biden. I'm saying they didn't kick out Major. They just were like, 'yeah, we sent Major away. We got a new dog. Looks exactly like Major.' He just went on and just started biting everyone again.

While funny, they are documented as two different dogs. However, Commander was also removed from the White House for biting incidents later in 2023.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Russian Wagner Group rebellion was a PSYOP intended to dupe Ukraine

It was a PSYOP for the market. There was a PSYOP. Okay, Putin's Gucci. He just did that whole thing to make Ukraine think they could take back Bakhmut and then they're gonna do a pincer move on him... They were able to move troops under the guise that they're doing a coup. And now Ukraine thought they were going to Moscow, but now they're just North [of Bakhmut].

While confusing, the mutiny resulted in the death of Prigozhin months later and significant reorganization of Russian military structures, contradicting the 'fake coup' theory.
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Mark TitusMark Titus

If you are obsessed with politics, you should know that your friends who don't care about politics probably hate you.

If you're someone who cares about politics, you should just know that your friends that don't care about politics probably hate you. ... I cannot imagine like two dudes that are like great friends and one of them's like very heavily into this shit and is just living on Twitter, firing off tweets... and the other guy's like, 'Yeah, bro, I don't really care.' I can't imagine how those two people get along.

This is a subjective social observation.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Statue of Liberty was a bad gift from the French because of high maintenance and war obligations

The statue of Liberty was low key, a pretty shitty thing for the French to do to us. They just made this giant sculpture outta bronze. And it's like, here, you have to clean this every day or else it's gonna turn green and it's a big fucking woman and you ha it's so big that you have to find an island to put it on and oh yeah. It's also gonna make, you have to fight on our side in every war that happens from now until the end of eternity.

This is a humorous, satirical interpretation of history.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

U.S. politicians should settle disputes in MMA matches

Two politicians down in Brazil... had a three round MMA fight, which was sick... I really wish I kinda wish that would happen more in the United States and other places.

This is a purely subjective lifestyle/political opinion.
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Uncle ChapsUncle Chaps

The United States should bomb the outback of Australia just to show we're still crazy

We need to bomb somebody. Not that we really care. Some open area. Like the outback of Australia. Nobody lives there. Kangaroos. Fuck up some kangaroos. ... Just to show [Russia], look how fucking crazy we are.

This is a satirical policy suggestion, not a factual prediction.
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Bethenny FrankelBethenny Frankel

I would be the only honest politician and could successfully run the country because I don't bullshit.

I'd be the honest politician and be able to figure out how to play the game without being corrupted not bullshitting everybody a hundred percent... if you want to get things done and be wise and be strategic, I'm very good at that that I'm an Executor... doing the right in the country. I think I could absolutely do. I mean I know I could have.

This is a subjective claim about her own potential as a leader.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Mississippi state flag should feature the logo of the most recent Egg Bowl winner

It should be if depending on who wins the Egg Bowl that year if it's Ole Miss or if it's Mississippi State their logo gets to go in the upper left-hand Corner the flag for the remainder that year... that would be incredible the flagpole.

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The state ultimately chose a magnolia design, not a football-based rotating logo.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The government is coming for the First Amendment by regulating comment sections

The government is coming for comment sections. They're taking away our First Amendment. They are coming for our First Amendment and they're trying to silence the internet commenters of America. It means right now that no one's allowed to talk trash on the internet.

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The claim is a hyperbolic interpretation of legal changes to platform liability, making it literally incorrect as a legal fact but a valid satirical stance.
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Big CatBig Cat

Stephen A. Smith can now win the Presidency after condoning legal marijuana

Steven Naismith just condoned legal marijuana. I think he actually now can win election as president of the United States... No one is going to beat him in a debate unless he's going up against Skip Bayless.

Stephen A. Smith has not run for or won the presidency.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Clinton saw Tyson cry and decided to claim his White House sex was 'anxiety management'

Bill Clinton said today... that he received oral sex in the White House because it was managing his anxiety. Mental health is kind of buzzing right now... He saw Tyson cry and he's like, 'You know what? Yeah, I got sucked off because I was anxious.'

This is a satirical interpretation of Clinton's actual comments in the Hulu documentary 'Hillary'.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving to Canada as part of a British monarchy plan to retake dominance over the country

I think that this is the British monarchy trying to retake over Canada... Canada is like four Greenlands put together... This is the United Kingdom trying to retake over and establish dominance over Canada.

There is no evidence that the couple's relocation was a geopolitical strategy for the British monarchy to exert power over Canada.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Larry Fitzgerald is eventually going to run for Senate in Arizona.

Larry Fitzgerald seems like he's okay with [being on a bad team] because I think he's going to run for Senate in Arizona. He's just squatting. I have a take on that—future politician Larry Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald has yet to run for public office, though he remains a prominent figure in the Arizona community.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The United States should just invade Greenland if Denmark won't sell it

There are other ways to take over a country besides buying it like fuck it. Let's just ride. Well, what's Denmark going to do to stop us from invading green? Nothing. Absolutely. Nothing. Yeah. There's probably some treaty that would stop it. But that's a piece of paper. Denmark has bigger fish to fry.

The US did not invade Greenland.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Al Gore is personally directing hurricanes to increase climate change funding

I think [Al Gore] is personally directing these government-manufactured hurricanes... in order to get more money steered towards climate change funds and carbon tax emissions... convincing that climate change is real by interrupting their Saturday football schedules.

Literally incorrect as hurricanes are natural phenomena and Al Gore does not control the weather.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

George W. Bush was likely on steroids for his 9/11 first pitch

Greatest first pitch of all time... How come nobody's ever asked? Was George Bush on steroids? It was the height of the steroid era. Did W take PED? ... why wouldn't you rub a little bit of cream on your arm? Absolutely. Put some clear underneath your tongue.

There is no evidence the former President took PEDs for a ceremonial pitch.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Donald Trump was intimidated by Nick Foles' physical presence

I think Trump might have been a little intimidated having Nick Foles... True, big dick Nick. You can't have a guy like that storm into your Oval Office... Especially with Melania around now. He basically becomes the president.

This is a comedic bit and cannot be verified.
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Big CatBig Cat

Melania Trump's absence is a genius way to control the media narrative

I hope she's just it actually is genius. If I could totally see like President Trump being like, let's just have Melania never be shown in public again. Just so there's always like a conspiracy theory in my back pocket that can take like take control of the media narrative at any point.

Melania Trump reappeared in public shortly after this episode, on June 4, 2018, attending a White House event. Her absence was due to an embolization procedure for a kidney condition.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Marlins Man is likely joining Donald Trump's legal defense team because top firms are rejecting him.

My theory is that I think that Lawrence Levy, Marlins Man, is joining the Donald Trump dream team because Trump can't get any more lawyers to represent him. He's been rejected by like five or six of the top law firms. Marlins Man's probably number seven or number eight. And if I was in a tough spot and I needed somebody on my side to just like harass my opponent until they got so annoyed... I'm going to Marlins Man probably first.

Marlins Man never joined Trump's legal team.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm starting a Prussian bot farm to brainwash America into being aggressively moderate

What about Prussian bots? ... They'd be centrist. Yeah, like super, super centrist and try to brainwash America to vote for, I don't know, Mitt Romney. ... Let's get a Prussian bot that gets Mitt Romney back in—I like it. Romney, Lincoln Chafee, 2020.

This was a comedic bit; no such bots were deployed.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The sign industrial complex is intentionally keeping Americans angry at each other

This all points to the big sign industry. Posters, namely. Posters are having a record year because everyone's protesting everything. It's sticks and posters. It's the sign industrial complex that has a vested interest in keeping all of us angry at each other.

This is a satirical take intended for comedy; it cannot be factually verified as a real conspiracy.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 'all sides' of the political discourse are simultaneously on the Hot Seat and the Cool Throne

My hot seat is all sides. All sides are on the hot seat right now. Got to hear all sides. All sides are being heard. All sides are being considered. My cool throne is also all sides. So when all sides are on the hot seat, that also means all sides are cool throne.

An abstract satirical stance that doesn't have a literal truth value.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NASA is creating neon clouds to distract Donald Trump and maintain their funding

The fake nerds at NASA are just doing anything that they can to stay in front of Donald Trump, like distracting him like a laser pointer on the wall that says NASA so they can keep getting funding. They're back on their bullshit. They're making fake colored clouds. Shooting rockets up and just shooting out neon colored clouds.

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NASA did launch a rocket to create colorful clouds for atmospheric study in June 2017, but PFT's reasoning is satirical.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dennis Rodman is the greatest American diplomat in history

Dennis Rodman... has proven that he is the greatest American diplomat in history... He just went to North Korea. But he freed that hostage that was over there.

Subjective and clearly intended for comedic effect, though Rodman did visit North Korea during hostage releases.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US has never bombed a country that could play basketball (The NBA War Theory)

We've never bombed a country that could play basketball. It's true. It's the NBA war theory.

While humorous, several countries involved in conflicts with the US (like Serbia/Yugoslavia) have very strong basketball traditions and many NBA players.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Colin Kaepernick's humanitarian aid in Somalia is actually supporting piracy

He flew like 60 tons of food to Somalia, which if you want to take it to its logical conclusion, which we always do, he is supporting piracy, right? Because some of those kids are going to grow up and become pirates.

Satirical slippery slope argument that cannot be verified.
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Big CatBig Cat

Donald Trump not filling out a March Madness bracket is the most treasonous thing a person could do

Trump has said that he's not filling out a bracket for March Madness. Not filling out a bracket is probably the most treasonous thing you could do. I agree. I think that this could be what flips some Republicans.

This is a satirical take using 'treason' in a comedic, non-legal sense.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The left wing of politics is where the 'cucks' sit and the right wing is where the 'frogs' sit

What PFT really was trying to say was the left is where the cucks sit, and the right is where the frogs sit... Everyone's doing green face on the right. You got a bunch of snowflakes on the left. They're all triggered.

This is a satirical parody of 2017 political discourse and cannot be evaluated for factual accuracy.
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Big CatBig Cat

Donald Trump is the Rosa Parks of white presidents

Trump, he'll make it better. White guys. Finally a white guy as a president. He's basically the Rosa Parks of white presidents. He's healing our nation.

Satirical comparison that is inherently non-factual.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

White is the least racist color because it is actually a combination of every other color

White is actually the combination of every color out there. So it's actually really when you get down to it, it's the least racist color. We're not racist because we're every color. We love white.

This is a satirical take on color theory and sociology that cannot be factually resolved.
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Big CatBig Cat

The fact that creepy clowns disappeared immediately after the election proves Donald Trump paid them to create chaos during the campaign

What happened to the clowns?... Before the election. Now the clowns just are gone? Chaos is good for Trump. You don't think Trump bought some clowns and had them kind of have some panic around America? Because that's coincidental that the clowns are just not here anymore.

This is a satirical conspiracy theory that cannot be proven.
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Big CatBig Cat

Curt Schilling loses his man card for needing his wife's permission to run for Senate

Curt Schilling said today that he is running for the U.S. Senate. He's made his decision. He's going to run, but he hasn't talked to his wife yet. And, yeah, he has to ask her permission... Man card on Curt. Hand over your man card.

Schilling ultimately did not run for Senate in 2018.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ken Bone is a plant for the coal industry

Ken Bone, his employer — one of the biggest coal plants in America. And also a coal company that is opposed to climate change... regulations... So I don't know where these dots lead to, but it seems like a plant to me. Coal plant.

While Bone did work for a coal plant, there was no evidence he was a coordinated industry plant.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ken Bone is a government plant to distract us from the election

I think that Ken Bone is either a plant for the Red Sweater Company... or he might be just a guy that's inserted in there to make us just stop freaking out about the election. I think that Ken Bone might actually be like a Jason Bourne type situation where he's an assassin.

Ken Bone was a genuine undecided voter from Belleville, Illinois, not a CIA plant or professional assassin.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The U.S. government should sell sponsorships for wars to pay for them

The U.S. should sell sponsorships for wars. The Iraq War, sponsored by the Susan Komen Foundation. Why not? I think it's a great idea. It pays for itself.

This is a satirical political proposal.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Losing an election should result in an immediate prison sentence

That should actually be the rule in this country. If you lose the election, you should have to go to prison.

This is a satirical policy proposal, not a factual claim or prediction.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Racism is officially over because FIFA disbanded their task force

Racism's over. FIFA, they disbanded their racism task force ahead of the World Cup in Russia because they said the mission was completely fulfilled. So FIFA, of all people, ended racism.

This is a satirical statement; racism was obviously not ended by FIFA.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rodney Harrison is appropriating white culture by deciding who is 'black enough'

Rodney Harrison said earlier today that he didn't think that Colin Kaepernick was black enough to complain about being discriminated against. As a white guy, Rodney Harrison is frankly appropriating white culture by determining who is and isn't black enough to be discriminated against. That's something that white people have been doing for a very long time. And we do it well.

The take is a satirical observation on media behavior.
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Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

Donald Trump is trying to lose the election to start a cable news network

I'm so convinced that [Trump's] trying to lose. And if you think about it, it sets up perfectly for him to lose. He has somebody to blame, press, the other Republicans... He then can go back, start his own cable TV news network, employ his children on each one of the shows, won't have to do the heavy lifting that's involved in being president... He said something today about the fact that it wouldn't be so bad if he lost. It wouldn't be the end of the world. That's the first little step.

Trump won the 2016 election and became President, disproving the theory that he was actively trying to lose.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Vladimir Putin's decision to dope the Paralympic team shows an admirable commitment to winning.

I almost respect that. Like I'm now kind of on Putin's side. If you're going to the extreme lengths of taking your most vulnerable citizens and saying, we're going to pump you up with horse steroids, that's at least a commitment to winning.

The Russian team was indeed suspended for doping, but the 'admirable' nature of it is satirical.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

America should join the EU as a senior prank by Barack Obama

This would be a boss move. If on his last day in office, Barack Obama just said, like, hey, guess what? USA, we just joined the EU... Spot opened up, we're in the EU.

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This obviously did not happen and is legally/geographically impossible.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US government should use March Madness commercials for subliminal brainwashing

If the U.S. government ever wants to do like a Big Brother plot, they should just put subliminal messages in all the commercials in March Madness. They could brainwash all of America in like one full weekend.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Build a wall around Washington D.C. instead of the border

A wall is not going to keep people from invading our country at all. What we need to do is we need to actually build a wall around Washington, D.C. to keep everybody in. We tell them, hey, we're building this to protect you from invaders and immigration. But in reality, we've got them right where we want them and where we can keep an eye on them. And then all of us on the outside get to do whatever the hell we want.

Satirical counter-proposal to Trump's border wall idea (which was dominating the 2015 campaign). Instead wall in the politicians. Classic libertarian-flavored PFT satire.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mike Ditka would have beaten Obama in a debate by pulling out a Super Bowl ring

To be a fly on the wall at those debates would have been all time. There's no way that Ditka loses. No chance at all. Obama starts talking about mumbo jumbo about how vouchers destroy inner city schools. And Ditka just pulls out a Super Bowl ring and sticks it in his face and lights a cigar. And maybe Mike Ditka would be president of the United States now.

Hypothetical political debate. Ditka was considered as a Republican Senate candidate against Obama in 2004 and later said not running was his biggest regret.

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