The Righteous Gemstones is HBO’s biting satire on evangelical megachurches, and it’s a must-watch comedy series for a serious weekend binge.

"Satire's my weapon," wrote Alexander Pope in the 18th century, "but I'm too discreet to run amok, and tilt at all I meet." Not all are as judicious with the lance. These days, satire qualifies as a ...

Since Snopes' start in the mid-1990s, our fact-checkers have alerted readers to numerous pieces of satire. That's many decades of "jokes" targeting politicians and celebrities, or putting twists on ...