Fake news used to mean something relatively simple: stories that were deliberately fabricated and passed off as news. Then the internet happened. Then social media happened. Then everyone discovered that calling something “fake news” was a remarkably convenient way to dismiss anything they didn’t like. Donald Trump turned the phrase into a political catch-all, repeatedly using it against unfavorable media coverage.
So naturally, we built a slot machine.
SPIN THE FAKE is Jackal.Today’s ridiculous little experiment in figuring out what the hell you just read.
Paste a news headline or article URL, hit SPIN, and watch the machine deliver its verdict: TRUE, MISLEADING, CLICKBAIT, RAGEBAIT, PURE PROPAGANDA, AI SLOP — or something even less reassuring.
It checks the source and analyzes the headline for things like clickbait language, emotional wording, ALL CAPS and suspicious punctuation.
Because apparently reading the article before getting angry is no longer enough.
🎰 Spin today’s headlines: spin.jackal.today
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
