On October 1, 2022 there is an F Minus cartoon by Tony Carrillo showing a general WARNING sign with the following caption:
“This sign is a nice catchall option to protect you from lawsuits, ensuring that anyone who enters your place of business has been warned.”
There also are specific warnings, like the often referenced Far Side cartoon (by Gary Larson), BEWARE OF DOUG.
Another generic one is the Quack Miranda Warning (for diet supplements), found at the very bottom of web pages:
“These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.”
On September 19, 2022 there is the following silly statement by Donald J. Trump claiming a specific warning:
“The Radical Left controlled NARA (the National Archives and Records Administration), now becoming more famous than ever, placed a ‘Harmful Content Warning’ on The Constitution of the United States, labeling our Country’s governing document as ‘harmful,’ among other things. This Warning includes the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. Remember, this is the group wrongfully complaining about me—and instigating the Raid on Mar-a-Lago.”
He linked to an article by intern Haley Stack at The Federalist on September 8, 2021 titled National Archives slaps ‘Harmful Content’ warning on Constitution, all other founding documents. But that topic already was discussed by Madison Dapcevich at Snopes back on September 10, 2021 in an article titled Did National Archives put ‘Harmful Language’ alert on US Constitution? Snopes noted it really was a generic warning, and linked to the NARA web page titled NARA’s Statement on Potentially Harmful Content, which says you well may be offended by some things they post.
The bottom of every page in this blog has a light gray Disclaimer which begins:
“We don’t necessarily believe what we write, and neither should you…”
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