sat·ire
[ˈsaˌtī(ə)r]
NOUN
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues:
"the crude satire seems to be directed at the fashionable protest singers of the time"
synonyms:
mockery · ridicule · derision · scorn · caricature · irony · sarcasm
a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire:
"a stinging satire on American politics"
synonyms:
parody · burlesque · caricature · lampoon · skit · takeoff · squib · travesty · pasquinade · pasticcio
a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire:
"a number of articles on Elizabethan satire"
(in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.
Satire does not mean Fake False or Phoney Learn Vocabulary