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    lobstr: How about what kicked off the decade, the very fake y2k bug bullshit... more »
    tedco: Enemies lists do no one any good except the enemies. more »
    catpeople: Say what you will about this bitter, damaged piece of humanity (seriously- you got something nasty to say about Palin, I want to hear it ALL), but not... more »
    karen.biscopink: We need "Fake Writer: JT LeRoy" on here. more »
    CumaeanSibyl: Ah, The Secret. Possibly my favorite awful philosophy of the decade. Not only will good things happen if you wish on a star, but if bad things happen,... more »
    FitnessMadeSimple: What's scary to me is that 2000 doesn't seem like it was so long ago, but the actual things that happened seven, eight, nine years ago seem like anci... more »
    krismry: Fake Nobel peace prize. Very fake. more »
    TheSometimesWhy: Ravi, my good man, how is it that you neglected the biggest act of fakery of the decade, the Bush presidency? (Just typing those words a wave of naus... more »
    youtouchedmytralala: Boy, you so deep! As evinced by the title of this list, I'd add as #11 fake austerity. In this age of hipsterdom, it's hard to be an authentic girl in... more »
    Dave J.: As much as I hate Scientology, I dunno about calling it "fake" based on the theological underpinnings of the faith. I mean, take the narrative of Chri... more »
    A Message To Rudy: My list of Fakes: Fake Poverty: While millions actually ARE poor, banks have the balls to claim broke and get billions...then dish out bonuses for th... more »
    CrayonSmoothie: Fake Assets: Collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps were the backbone of the US economic system in the 2000's. Turned out they had n... more »
    HughJackmanOffForMoney: Isn't all religion fake? Who's to say one magical being is real and another isn't? Until there is scientific evidence to back up religious claims I ... more »
    pony_express: You forgot the fake weapons of mass destruction that resulted in a very real war. Under fake prosperity you forget the fake value of houses leading up... more »
    tongue-tied: She's wearing a commie hat! more »
    BettyCrocker: Re: fake political outrage - the tenor of the Republican Party since 2001 has been that of an 8-year-old girl in the American Girl Store on Madison Av... more »
    carsonsuggs: It all comes back to profit. People pretending to be journalists (like the entire Fox News "news" department) make a lot of money. People with bullsh... more »
    Richard Starkey: reality TV is not real. But the people who are desperate to get on it are, and they perpetrated their own fakeness in an attempt to become fake celebr... more »
    dSiz: I'm impressed by the inclusion of fake jobs, more specifically life coach, as I have been wondering for at least 2 years now how I become "qualified" ... more »
    Smitros: Following military slang for consecutive zeroes, we could call this the Balls Decade--and the people listed have evidenced some big ones. more »
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