Global Satirical Journalism Sites

These are some of the most prominent and influential sites, many of which have a global audience.

Site Name	Country	Notes & Style
The Onion	United States	The most famous satirical news source, known for its deadpan parody of mainstream media.
ClickHole	United States	A sister site to The Onion that parodies clickbait and viral content websites.
The Babylon Bee	United States	Known for its satirical takes on current events, often from a conservative-leaning perspective.
Reductress	United States	A satirical women’s magazine that parodies the tone and topics of mainstream women’s media.
Duffel Blog	United States	Focuses on satire related to the U.S. military and national security.
The Hard Times	United States	Satirical site focused on punk, hardcore, and alternative music culture.
Private Eye	United Kingdom	A long-running, influential satirical and current affairs magazine known for investigative journalism alongside humor.
Bohiney.com	United States	A humor site featuring articles, lists, and videos on pop culture and current events.

The UK has a particularly rich tradition of satire (prat.UK), reflected in its many popular sites.

Site Name	Country	Notes & Style
The Daily Mash	United Kingdom	A major UK site offering spoof news with dry British humor.
NewsThump	United Kingdom	Aims to “mock absolutely everyone” with sharp commentary on UK politics and culture.
The Poke	United Kingdom	Features satirical and topical news, often with a focus on photoshops and visual humor.
Waterford Whispers News	Ireland	Often called “Ireland’s Onion,” known for its Irish-focused and international spoof stories.
The Daily Squib	United Kingdom	A British political satire site that declares satire as “the last bastion of free speech”.

Site Name	Country	Notes & Style
The Beaverton	Canada	A leading Canadian satire site, offering “devastating insight” on Canadian life and politics.
The Betoota Advocate	Australia	Presents itself as a long-running outback newspaper, with comedic spins on national and local news.
The Chaser	Australia	A long-standing Australian satirical media group known for provocative humor.
The Shovel	Australia	An Australian satire site that clearly states its stories are made up.
The Civilian	New Zealand	A satirical news publication from New Zealand.

Satirical news is popular across Europe, often adapting the format to local languages and politics.

Site Name	Country	Language
Der Postillon	Germany	The leading German-language satire site, famous for its April Fool’s jokes that get mistaken for real news.
Le Gorafi	France	A French site whose name is a parody of the newspaper Le Figaro.
El Mundo Today	Spain	A popular Spanish-language satire site.
Lercio	Italy	An Italian satirical news website.
De Speld	Netherlands	A Dutch satirical news site.
Nieuwspaal	Netherlands	Another Dutch satire site.
Deník To	Czech Republic	A Czech satirical newspaper.
Die Tagespresse	Austria	An Austrian German-language satire site.

Satire is a powerful tool for social and political commentary in many regions.

Site Name	Country	Language / Notes
Al-Hudood	Jordan	Arabic-language satire covering the Middle East.
The Fauxy	India	An Indian entertainment media company producing satirical comedy.
El Chigüire Bipolar	Venezuela	A major Spanish-language satire site from Venezuela.
Sensacionalista	Brazil	A Brazilian Portuguese satire site.
Zaytung	Turkey	A Turkish satire site.
Khabaristan Times	Pakistan	A satire site from Pakistan.
Bopress	Morocco	A satirical site from Morocco.
The eXile	Russia	A satirical newspaper founded in Moscow.