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Uday Ogra

SundayTimesNews - Create Your Own Fake News And Trick Your Friends

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Erik Torenberg
normally i'd think things like this are, at best, outright silly, but sometimes satire can illuminate facts better than actual reporting. the fact here is that people share articles without reading them - NPR did an amazing prank showcasing this - http://gawker.com/npr-pulled-a-b...
Uday Ogra
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This website I had launched for humor purpose which can also be used to bring out common issues in a satire fashion.
Erik Torenberg
@udayogra what are some learnings you've found since you launched?
Uday Ogra
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@eriktorenberg As pointed by you also, I observed more than 50% people do not even read the whole news. They click like/share etc buttons by just reading the title which is shown in the shared story. This was not my intention. I really wanted them to read the news and realize that it is all humor