Conservative's satirical Ocasio-Cortez 'interview' triggers media uproar
Comedian Stephen Colbert routinely wins media cheers for his “hilarious” satirical and obviously fake interviews with President Trump, in which the talk show host splices his own questions with the president’s answers from real interviews.
Those on the left howl with laughter and folks on the other side of the political spectrum might even be forced to chuckle. But when the tables are turned, one side doesn't seem to get the joke.
Conservative commentator Allie Stuckey found out the hard way, when her satirical fake interview with liberal darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was summarily condemned as a “reprehensible” act of deceit against an unwitting public.
Stuckey, with Conservative Review’s CRTV, had posted a silly “interview” on Facebook showing her grilling the New York Democratic congressional candidate about socialism and more. It was fake – Stuckey’s questions were spliced together with answers from the candidate’s widely viewed sit-down on PBS’ “Firing Line.”
But reporters called out the producers for not outright labeling the video as satire, posting numerous tweets and stories fretting about how many conservative Facebook users were fooled.
BuzzFeed raised alarm that the “doctored” interview had “gone viral” with over 1 million views in a few hours (it’s since gotten much more), without a disclaimer that the video was fake.