If you were offered a job writing fake news, would you take it?

[Virginiá]

?

Assume the fake news is not meant for parody.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Assuming I'm not in a state of severe economic need, of course not.

[Tender Branson]

No, I'd rather remain unemployed and look for something else instead.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Sure I'd write for The Onion.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I feel like there's a joke about Jo March I could make here.

[Technocracy Timmy]

Nope.

[Virginiá]

Sure I'd write for The Onion.

Clever

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I love making up stories, yes.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

It depends on where and for whom, surely.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattered_Glass_(film)

No.

[windjammer]

No

I would hate to be a journalist (normal)

[America Needs R'hllor]

Assuming I'm not in a state of severe economic need, of course not.

[dead0man]

It would need to pay a lot of money if it asked for much consistent content and assuming I didn't find the fake news dangerous.....though I probably would...so no I, guess I wouldn't do it unless they were paying me stupid amounts of money.  But I, like most humans, am a whore and I'll do pretty much anything if the money is right.

[DavidB.]

If I wouldn't have to do it under my real name, sure.

[DPKdebator]

I love knowledge and the spread of the truth, so I would be insulted to be offered a job where I spread lies to people.

[The Dowager Mod]

Nope, would never work for Fox.

[muon2]

The interesting follow up might be this. If you were graduating high school back in 1890 with a flair for writing, would you take a job writing copy for Pulitzer or Hearst? I'd argue there is little difference between "fake news" and "yellow journalism". The phenomenon isn't new, it's just that it dropped out of sight for much of the 20th century.

[Santander]

I would work for the Ministry of Truth.

[This account no longer in use.]

How much would I be paid? Also, would it be satire or just straight up fake news?

[Confused Democrat]

Define "somewhat-lucrative."

[Kingpoleon]

Yes! We need to hold politicians accountable for the things we say they did regardless of whether or not they actually did the things we say they did!

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

depends on whether it's, y'know, light-hearted tabloid-type stuff or fascist propaganda

[White Trash]

I mean I already do it for free

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

No. I have thought of doing satire though.

[Virginiá]

Define "somewhat-lucrative."

Whatever you consider mildly lucrative. Up to a point, it is kind of subjective, so a better way of looking at it may be: "would you do this if they offered you a salary that you believe you could live comfortably with?"