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On Jan. 3, 2020, Taters Gonna Tate published an article positing that thousands of young supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump had enlisted in the military following the U.S.-ordered killing of Iran Gen. Qassem Soleimani: This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows: While thousands of Trump supporters did not enlist in the military following Soleimani's death, the killing of this Iran general did result in an increase of web searches about the possibility of a military draft. The U.S. Selective Service System even posted a statement on Twitter saying that Congress and the president would have to pass legislation to authorize a military draft: For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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