{"id":26705,"date":"2023-12-29T10:07:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/?p=26705"},"modified":"2026-01-03T08:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:17:17","slug":"top-10-fake-news-stories-of-2023-daily-soak-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/29\/top-10-fake-news-stories-of-2023-daily-soak-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Fake News Stories Of 2023: Daily Soak Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD&#8211; With 2023 coming to a close and the line between what&#8217;s real and fiction growing smaller by the day, Daily Soak takes a look back at the top ten fake news satirical stories of 2023.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>10) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/22\/canadas-trudeau-makes-horse-trampling-mandatory-part-of-police-training\/\">Canada&#8217;s Trudeau Makes Horse Trampling Mandatory Part Of Police Training<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/JustinTrudeauHorseTrampling-min.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Trudeau watching a Canada Mountie police officer trample on horse trampling protester.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>OTTAWA, CANADA&#8211; As a way to better equip Canadian police officers to deal with unruly protesters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made it mandatory for officers to undergo necessary horse trampling classes in case a citizen gets out of line by demanding freedom.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>9) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/01\/man-becomes-astronaut-just-to-get-away-from-wife-and-kids\/\">Man Becomes Astronaut Just To Get Away From Wife And Kids<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22141 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AstronautFamily-min.jpg\" alt=\"Man in NASA astronaut suit in outer space thinking about wife and children.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA&#8211; To what lengths will a man go to get away from his nagging wife and annoying children? One husband was so frustrated with his family that he decided to become an astronaut and go into outer space just to get away from his spouse and kids and finally have some alone time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>8) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/27\/kevin-bacon-changes-name-to-banana-after-going-vegan\/\">Kevin Bacon Changes Name To &#8216;Banana&#8217; After Going Vegan<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/KevinBaconVegan-min.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Kevin Bacon surrounded by a roomful of bananas.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>HOLLYWOOD&#8211; Famous celebrity Kevin Bacon did a recent interview where he shocked the world by changing his last name to &#8220;Banana&#8221; after going vegan, saying that he couldn&#8217;t in good faith call himself Bacon any longer while preaching the evils of eating meat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27650\" class=\"elementor elementor-27650\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f363490 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f363490\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe1f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-foxiz-ad-script\" data-id=\"ebe1f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"foxiz-ad-script.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ad-wrap ad-script-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ad-description is-meta\">- Advertisement -<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ad-script non-adsense edge-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6396239067732752\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- HeaderAd2 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6396239067732752\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1327390313\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>7) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/05\/sesame-streets-oscar-the-grouch-canceled-after-saying-he-doesnt-want-male-hands-up-his-puppet-hole\/\">Sesame Street&#8217;s Oscar The Grouch Canceled After Saying He Doesn&#8217;t Want Male Hands Up His Puppet Hole<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22997 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/OscarGrouchCanceled-min.jpg\" alt=\"Sesame Street&#039;s Oscar the Grouch in front of a group of protesters.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>MANHATTAN, NEW YORK&#8211; Yet another controversy has hit Sesame Street after Muppet character Oscar the Grouch told producers that he no longer felt comfortable having men shove their hands up his puppet hole because he is heterosexual and asked for only female puppeteers, leading protesters to label Oscar homophobic and call for his termination from the popular children&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>6) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/25\/seagull-mocked-by-friends-for-claiming-chinese-restaurant-using-them-as-food\/\">Seagull Mocked By Friends For Claiming Chinese Restaurant Using Them As Food<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22040 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SeagullChineseRestaurant-min.jpg\" alt=\"Three seagulls sitting in front of Chinese food restaurant at night.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA&#8211; A seagull has been labeled a crazy conspiracy theorist by his friends for making the outlandish claim that a local Chinese food restaurant has been capturing the birds, cooking them, and then serving them to unsuspecting customers who think it&#8217;s chicken.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/12\/biden-inspired-video-game-call-of-doody-stained-underwear-iii-has-exploded-all-over-america\/\">Biden Inspired Video Game &#8216;Call Of Doody: Stained Underwear III&#8217; Has Exploded All Over America<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26165 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JoeBidenCallOfDoody-min.jpg\" alt=\"Call of Duty parody showing Joe Biden holding a roll of toilet paper.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA&#8211; A new video game based on the bathroom habits of Joe Biden titled <em>Call of Doody: Stained Underwear III<\/em> has splattered all over the US just in time for Christmas and stores are expected to be overflowing with excited gamers who can&#8217;t wait to get their hands dirty controlling the president.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/18\/breaking-news-trump-may-be-indicted-for-allegedly-not-saying-excuse-me-after-burping\/\">Breaking News: Trump May Be Indicted For Allegedly Not Saying &#8216;Excuse Me&#8217; After Burping<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TrumpBurp-min.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump in a suit speaking while inside White House Oval Office.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>MANHATTAN, NEW YORK&#8211; Donald Trump is set to be possibly arrested next week after New York prosecutors said they&#8217;ll indict the president with irrefutable proof that Trump once burped around a group of people and ruthlessly refused to say &#8220;excuse me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/08\/biden-prepares-for-nuclear-world-war-3-by-stockpiling-tampons-makeup-and-hormones\/\">Biden Prepares For Nuclear World War 3 By Stockpiling Tampons, Makeup, And Hormones<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22685 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JoeBidenWW3Items-min.jpg\" alt=\"President Joe Biden talking in front of a world war scene with burning buildings.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON&#8211; As tensions between countries continue to escalate, Joe Biden has taken a proactive approach and has announced that he has begun stockpiling much needed items for his new and improved military, including millions of tampons, makeup, and hormone replacement medication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27650\" class=\"elementor elementor-27650\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f363490 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f363490\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe1f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-foxiz-ad-script\" data-id=\"ebe1f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"foxiz-ad-script.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ad-wrap ad-script-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ad-description is-meta\">- Advertisement -<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ad-script non-adsense edge-padding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6396239067732752\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- HeaderAd2 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6396239067732752\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1327390313\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/26\/gavin-newsoms-new-executive-order-issues-diapers-to-homeless-people-to-stop-them-from-pooping-everywhere\/\">Gavin Newsom&#8217;s New Executive Order Issues Diapers To Homeless People To Stop Them From Pooping Everywhere<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GavinNewsomDiapers-min.jpg\" alt=\"California Governor Gavin Newsom laughing at homeless man in diaper.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA&#8211; In an effort to combat the widespread problem of homeless people pooping all over the streets of California, Gavin Newsom has signed a new executive order mandating the homeless population wear diapers at all times in a directive the governor has named &#8220;Poopy Pants For Poor People.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/05\/putin-surrenders-after-white-lizzo-chris-christie-goes-twerking-while-in-ukraine\/\">Putin Surrenders After &#8216;White Lizzo&#8217; Chris Christie Goes Twerking While In Ukraine<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23581 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ChrisChristieUkraineTwerk-min.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Christie twerking in his underwear in front of Russian tanks in Ukraine.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>KIEV, UKRAINE&#8211; Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially surrendered and has begun withdrawing his troops from Ukraine after former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went to Ukraine and began twerking on the front line by stripping down to his underwear and shaking his large butt, earning him the nickname &#8220;White Lizzo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Honorable Mentions:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/new-york-prosecutors-drop-all-charges-against-trump-after-rob-reiner-promised-to-dance-naked-if-hes-indicted\/\">New York Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Trump After Rob Reiner Promised To Dance Naked If He&#8217;s Indicted<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TrumpRobReiner-min.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Reiner wearing speedo on beach while thinking about President Donald Trump.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>MANHATTAN, NEW YORK&#8211; In a shocking twist to the already controversial Trump arrest saga, New York prosecutors have just announced that they are dropping all investigations into Donald Trump after celebrity Trump-hater Rob Reiner tweeted on Twitter that he was planning on dancing naked in the streets as soon as the former president was indicted.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/people-magazine-jabba-the-hutt-looks-truly-beautiful-in-new-underwear-selfie\/\">People Magazine: &#8216;Jabba The Hutt Looks Truly Beautiful In New Underwear Selfie&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JabbaUnderwear-min.jpg\" alt=\"Jabba the Hutt wearing red underwear in his bedroom in front of a photo of Lizzo.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>U.S.&#8211; Tatooine crime lord Jabba the Hutt is the latest plus size celebrity to grace <em>People&#8217;s<\/em> sexiest creatures edition, with the American magazine calling Hutt the sexiest, most gorgeous creature they&#8217;ve featured since music singer Lizzo was the special attraction.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf86 Happy New Year! \ud83c\udf88\ud83c\udf8a<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD&#8211; 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