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{{Short description|Indian satire website}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox website
| name = ''The Fauxy''
| logo =File:The Fauxy logo.png
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| caption = The Fauxy Wikipedia
| url = {{URL|thefauxy.com/}}
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| type = [[Satirical]] Website
| registration =
| language = English, Hindi, Gujarati
| headquarters = [[Gurgaon, Haryana]]
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| author = Vinay Sharma
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| logocaption = The Fauxy
| launch_date = August 2018
| current_status = Active
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'''''The Fauxy''''' is an Indian satirical website that publish satirical articles on current events, entertainment, sports and public figures. It has been referred to as India's answer to [[The Onion]].

==History==
The Fauxy, registered under Prana Online Media Networks LLP, was created by Vinay Sharma and was launched in August 2018. The Fauxy is headquartered in Gurgaon Haryana and has over 50 contributors across India. According to its founder, the website was launched as there was almost no competition to the existing satire website, [[Faking News]].

Shortly after the launch, The Fauxy started getting featured on popular new portals and many of its satirical pieces were mistaken for real news.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/how-a-satire-article-on-china-selling-boycottchina-merchandise-to-indians-became-viral-news-2683019.html|title=How a Satire Article on China Selling #BoycottChina Merchandise to Indians Became 'Viral' News|work=[[CNN-News18]] |date=23 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/bride-marrying-different-groom-miscued-paraglider-landing-1890235-2021-12-21 |title=Fact Check: Story of bride marrying different groom after miscued paraglider landing is a hoax |work=India Today |date=21 December 2021 |first=Chayan |last=Kundu }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newsroompost.com/world/5-times-a-headline-from-the-fauxy-became-real/5071176.html|title= 5 times a headline from ‘The Fauxy’ became real|date= 9 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/the-viral-posts-on-ranu-mondal-demanding-land-for-church-in-ayodhya-are-fake-2385305.html |title=The Viral Posts on Ranu Mondal Demanding Land for Church in Ayodhya are Satire | work=[[CNN-News18]]
|date= 14 November 2019}}</ref>

==Media coverage==
During the Russia-Ukraine crisis, many European countries imposed economic sanctions on Russia. The Fauxy wrote a satirical piece taking a dig at Pakistan. The article was mistaken to be true and many international media outlets covered it as real news.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thefauxy.com/pakistan-imposes-economic-sanctions-on-russia-refuses-to-repay-loans|title=Satire Article on Pakistan Imposes Economic Sanctions On Russia, Refuses To Repay Loans| work=The Fauxy
|date= 28 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/barbie-and-nehru-fighting-for-a-cause-fake-online-parody-accounts-stir-up-real-conversations/2243866/ |title=
Barbie and Nehru fighting for a cause: Fake online parody accounts stir up real conversations| work= Financial express| date=2 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-falls-for-satire-piece-claiming-facebook-has-new-feature-to-mark-yourself-safe-from-shiv-sena-goons-says-well-done/story-w2HpQB8YTNtraQ5COSsusM.html |title=
Kangana Ranaut lauds Facebook after satire piece on its ‘new feature’ to mark yourself safe from Shiv Sena, clarifies it was ‘sarcasm’| work= Hindustan Times| date=14 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/economy/fact-check-viral-raghuram-rajan-rbi-former-governor-india-indian-economy-recession-satire-fauxy-19155 |title= fact check 'Raghuram Rajan Did Not Say India Should Be In Recession To Show Inclusivity'| work= Boomlive | date=6 September 2022}}</ref>

[[Kangana Ranaut]] trolled for sharing The Fauxy article [[Facebook]] Launches "Mark Yourself Safe From Shivsena Goons" Feature. After that Kangana tweeted on her [[Twitter]] account and wrote: {{blockquote|The news have tagged {{as written|i|t's [sic]}} account clearly says its a fictitious news source. Intended for sarcasm and satire.}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/kangana-trolled-for-sharing-satire-websites-take-on-facebooks-mark-yourself-safe-from-sena-feature |title=Kangana trolled for sharing satire website's take on Facebook's 'mark yourself safe from Sena feature' |work= [[The Free Press Journal]] |date=14 September 2020 |first=Anwesha |last=Mitra}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-falls-for-satire-piece-claiming-facebook-has-new-feature-to-mark-yourself-safe-from-shiv-sena-goons-says-well-done/story-w2HpQB8YTNtraQ5COSsusM.html |title=Kangana Ranaut lauds Facebook after satire piece on its ‘new feature’ to mark yourself safe from Shiv Sena, clarifies it was ‘sarcasm’ |date=14 September 2020 |first=Abhimanyu |last=Mathur}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of satirical news websites]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.Thefauxy.com The Fauxy website]
* [http://gujarati.Thefauxy.com The Fauxy Gujarati website]

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[[Category:Indian entertainment websites]]
[[Category:Indian satirical websites]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in India]]
[[Category:News parodies]]
[[Category:Indian comedy websites]]
[[Category:Indian satire]]

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