About

About this site

the sky is not real is a satire — a loving parody of internet conspiracy culture. The sky is, of course, entirely real.

What this is

This site takes the format of a wild online conspiracy — the ominous "surveillance" badge, the official-looking "sky integrity scanner," the confident percentages — and turns it into a joke. It's a comment on how easily a serious-sounding interface can dress up complete nonsense.

What this isn't

It is not a genuine claim that the sky is fake, a hologram, a projection, or a video game. There is no hidden movement, no secret truth, and no product being sold to "wake you up." If any line here reads as a real assertion about the world, please re-read it with a wink — that's the intent.

The detector

The "sky integrity scanner" measures nothing. It's a bit of playful JavaScript that always returns "FAKE" (with a rare, dramatic fake-out) and generates a shareable verdict. It exists purely for fun.

Why make it

Mostly because it's funny, and partly because satire is a healthy way to think about misinformation. Laughing at the form of a conspiracy makes its real-world cousins a little easier to spot.

Support

The site shows ads via Google AdSense to cover its (very modest) costs. If you'd like more of this nonsense in your inbox, there's a signup form on the home page.

← Back to the truth