Who We Are
Fake News Daily is a satirical news publication covering the ongoing global experiment in what happens when you give people with total confidence and minimal competence access to microphones, legislative chambers, and nuclear launch codes.
We focus primarily on the political right — not because the left is beyond satire, but because the right is currently providing material at a volume and velocity that frankly requires full-time coverage. We are doing our best to keep up. It is not always possible.
We are based, notionally, in London, though our correspondents file from wherever the absurdity currently is, which at any given moment could be a golf course in Virginia, a pub in Market Harborough, or a Truth Social post composed at 3am by a man in a bathrobe.
Our Mission
Satire has been a tool of political accountability for as long as people in power have done things worth mocking — which is to say, always. We believe that laughter is not a retreat from politics but an engagement with it. The powerful hate being laughed at. We consider this a feature, not a bug.
We don't pretend to be neutral. We think democracy is good, reality is real, and that a politician who raises taxes after promising to cut them deserves to have that pointed out, repeatedly, with footnotes.
We also think it's important that satire is clearly labelled as satire — hence the large red disclaimer at the top of every page. We are not trying to trick anyone. We are trying to make the news bearable.
The Team
Fake News Daily is staffed by a small, dedicated team of people who have read too many news alerts and feel too many feelings about them.
Margaret Holloway
Former foreign correspondent. Has covered four elections, two coups, and one Nigel Farage pub visit. The pub visit was the hardest.
Chad Thunderton
Covers the executive branch, constitutional crises, and whatever was posted on Truth Social before breakfast. Has a law degree he mostly uses for despair.
Pippa Rowansworth
Covers British politics, Reform UK, and the pub. Has attended 23 of Farage's "spontaneous" pub visits. Has never once been offered a drink.
Rex Boulton-Smythe
Monitors the activities of very wealthy men who have decided that owning a lot of things was not enough and they also need to run countries. He is very tired.
A Note on Real People
All named individuals covered on this site are public figures — politicians, executives, and others who have voluntarily entered public life and whose public conduct is therefore fair game for satirical commentary. All quotes attributed to named individuals are invented for satirical purposes and do not represent their actual words. All events are fictional.
If you are a named individual and believe something on this site is defamatory rather than satirical, please contact us via our contact page. If you are a named individual and you think it's funny, feel free to share it, though we understand if you don't.
Founded in Exasperation, 2026
Fake News Daily launched in May 2026 after the founding editor read the same news story four times, set her phone down, stared at the wall for a while, and decided that the only reasonable response was satire. She has not regretted it. She has, however, had to lie down several times.