About

thingsthattotallyhappened.comis a satirical fact-checking service. You type in a story you’ve seen online that obviously didn’t happen, and we hand you a shareable URL that solemnly, rigorously confirms it did.

Every page is a joke. Every witness quote is fictional. Every expert is made up. The verification scores are cosmetic. The site exists to be pasted into threads as a passive-aggressive reply to stories that strain credulity.

It is, in spirit, a love letter to r/thathappened, r/nothingeverhappens, and every other community that has come to appreciate the phrase “and then everyone clapped.”

Please do not

• name real, identifiable people in the phrases you submit
• use this to harass anyone
• take any of the “verifications” seriously
• explain the joke in the thread. You will ruin it.

If something needs to come down, email report@thingsthattotallyhappened.com.