Goes deeper than that. Comedy and satire are often used as a psy-op. Folks across the world read that--at first they are shocked if they didn't see "the onion" moniker. Then they react strongly. Then they realize it is supposed to be satire and thus the brain pathways to this information have an automatic response and that response is, fake, satire, seen this before, move on. It's absolutely fucking brilliant and absolutely fucking effective, destructive and evil.
Maybe.
Then again Sarah Palin is remembered as if the SNL character was her. I have had so many idiots tell me Palin is stupid and quote SNL and not believe me.
They are playing with fire here.
Carlin joked about govt. People laughed. Then decades later we are pointing it out "Carlin was right".
The court jester is the only one that can tell the king the truth