'Reprehensible': Vox video producer admits it took him 1 minute on Google to suss out CRTV's satirical 'interview'

We admit we’ve done plenty of posts on CRTV’s viral “interview” with socialist darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but we continue to be amazed at how many people just can’t wrap their minds around a conservative site producing a political satire video.

CRTV has since added a disclaimer on Facebook, so reporters can hopefully relax a bit and go about their duties knowing no one’s being fooled into thinking Ocasio-Cortez is in no way ready for prime time.

We have to admit it was brave of A.J. Chavar, senior news video producer at Vox, to divulge that it took him even a minute of Googling to prove that CRTV’s video wasn’t an actual interview but a satire. Check out this detective work:

Wow. This is Ocasio-Cortez's PBS intv w/ Margaret Hoover (https://t.co/OhjfHuWqQC) spliced together w/ a CRTV "interviewer." Notice that they never appear on camera together, and the interviewer shot is lit different + higher res? Took 1min on google to sort out. Reprehensible. https://t.co/khu8uXQnpV

— AJ (@ajchavar) July 24, 2018

It is reprehensible that a person would even have to use Google to figure out this was a satire. Like we’ve said before, aren’t these the same people who watch “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” religiously?

Reprehensible.

Oh, honey.

— Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) July 24, 2018

Some day you're gonna hear about the Daily Show and it's gonna BLOW YOUR MIND

— Andrew S. (@shoutingboy) July 24, 2018

LOL you had to investigate this to find out it was fake? Do you fall prey to the deceptive editing techniques they use for comedic interviews of politicians on the daily show or late night tv where they’ve done skits exactly like this?! It was clear from the first 30 seconds!

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 24, 2018

And he’s a “senior producer” ?

— Adam Trahan (@AdamTrahan) July 24, 2018

That’s how he was able to spot the subtle differences in lighting and camera resolution, duh.

https://twitter.com/EarsFreedom/status/1021824860664692736

https://twitter.com/jballen004/status/1021854260521316352

My god, you’ve cracked this wide open!!??

— Pete?????????? (@usafss74) July 24, 2018

Stellar sleuthing, detective. Maybe you should unleash your skills on The Onion next? Seems like it might be a little sketchy.

— Matt (@MatthewJYule) July 24, 2018

https://twitter.com/MattPalumbo12/status/1021873459901673472

Nancy Drew would be so proud. ??

— Ethan G. (@IamEthanG) July 24, 2018

Be honest, you had some professional puzzle decoder helping you, right? No way you figured this out all by yourself.

— *My*World* (@Dbax1fan) July 25, 2018

Wow way to go super-sleuth

— Robert Michaels (@standfree4ever) July 24, 2018

Thank you Inspector Clouseau!

— Dilip Jivan (@JivanDilip) July 25, 2018

https://twitter.com/B_Jack06/status/1021923214283481088

https://twitter.com/Skyward01/status/1021934566863511552

The walls are different colors. It would be obvious to my dog.

Was NEVER an attempt to mislead…

— Conservative in Marin (@JNOV57) July 24, 2018

https://twitter.com/AJMixxyBaby/status/1021827945487323137

https://twitter.com/Robpopcltre/status/1021850113789059073

https://twitter.com/accountablyfree/status/1021825997425897472

Dear #UnhingedLiberals ,

This video is what is known as satire. If your #TDS wasn't in full bloom you might be able to understand that. Or not. Either way, we're laughing at you.#MAGA #Patriots

— Anne-Marie American Dreamer (@AmericanDrmr20) July 25, 2018

Allie Stuckey's response. Since you don't want to tell the whole story…https://t.co/pCwq6sW9nq

— Occam's Protege (@protege_s) July 24, 2018

One thing’s clear: the Left is ready to circle the wagons to protect Ocasio-Cortez — from herself, if necessary.

Related:

BUTTHURT: The Verge says CRTV's Ocasio-Cortez video 'blurs the line between bad satire and 'fake news'' https://t.co/uICiq6hULc

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 24, 2018