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To Celebrate Its One-Year Anniversary, US Satire Site DeadBrain.com Targets the 2004 Election, Then The Onion, Then the World

Tagged as “America’s Least Reliable News Source,” DeadBrain.com boasts over 400 original articles and 60 story-driven newsletters in its first year. The humor site currently provides some of the most ambitious and unconventional coverage of Election 2004, and is fast becoming one of the nation’s favorite destinations for fake news and off-beat views on the Internet.

Gilford, NH August 15, 2004 -– What do Howard Stern, Abu Ghraib, Fantasia Barrino, Jon Stewart, Jennifer Lopez, and Mary-Kate Olsen all have in common?

They all earned a spot on "DeadBrain.com’s Top Ten Most Popular Articles, Year One," helping the site become one of the nation’s favorite destinations for fake news and off-beat views on the Internet.

“People want to laugh, and share in the mockery of the world,” says Allen Voivod, US Editor of the international franchise.

“I guess you could say we’re championing the causes of the powerless masses who see hypocrisy and don’t know what to do about it. We have the answer: Laugh with us!”

First launched last August as an offshoot of its UK counterpart (which BBC News readers just voted one of the best political satire sites), DeadBrain.com has piped in on everything from the Janet and Justin Super Bowl fiasco to conspiracy theories involving Republicans and the recent death of disco icon Rick James.

The site came out in full satirical force this July, culminating with “Daily Coverage of Jon Stewart and the Daily Show’s Democratic Convention Coverage.” The four-day exclusive was a tongue-in-cheek breakdown of the fake news show’s on-site analysis, complete with meaningless bar graphs and pie charts.

Voivod says the public can expect similar antics for the Republican Convention, as well as for the presidential election itself.

“We’re letting discerning readers with an interest in politics, pop culture, humor, and sarcasm know that The Onion isn’t the only game in town,” adds Voivod. “Our internal motto is ‘Everyone’s a Target.’ That excludes Chelsea Clinton, of course.”

Tagged as “America’s Least Reliable News Source,” the content-driven site boasts over 400 original articles and 60 story-driven newsletters in its first year. This aggressive publication schedule has been integral to its growth, which has gone from welcoming a few hundred visitors a week to entertaining thousands on a daily basis.