Fark is a community website created by Drew Curtis that allows users to comment on a daily batch of news articles and other items from various websites. As of June 2009, the site boasts approximately 4 million unique visitors per month, which puts it among the top 100 English language websites. The site receives approximately 2,000 story submissions per day, and about 50 of them are displayed on the site.
The site is frequently used as a humorous...
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Fark is a community website created by Drew Curtis that allows users to comment on a daily batch of news articles and other items from various websites. As of June 2009, the site boasts approximately 4 million unique visitors per month, which puts it among the top 100 English language websites. The site receives approximately 2,000 story submissions per day, and about 50 of them are displayed on the site.
The site is frequently used as a humorous source for news by major media outlets such as CNN and Fox News, late night comedy shows like The Daily Show or The Tonight Show, as well as many radio stations. Founder Drew Curtis says the stories are selected without intentional political bias, but rather tries to run both far-left and far-right articles.
Links are submitted by Fark members (collectively referred to as "Farkers"), which moderators can approve ("greenlight") for posting on either the main page or one of the subsidiary tab pages. All links, whether approved or not, have...
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