Fakeipedia
Ranked 4 of 4 parody websites by recommenders
People recommend it for detailed, well-written articles about made-up worlds that are fun to browse. No recurring complaints appeared in the quotes.
People recommend it for detailed, well-written articles about made-up worlds that are fun to browse. No recurring complaints appeared in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Made-up worlds more detailed than expected
“these made-up worlds are way more detailed than i expected”
Comment from 18 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fakeipedia – Wikipedia for worlds that don't exist” Well-written articles worth reading
“These are pretty well written, got drawn to a couple of them.”
Comment from 17 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fakeipedia – Wikipedia for worlds that don't exist” Generally liked by its readers
“i do like Fakeipedia in general”
Comment from 17 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fakeipedia – Wikipedia for worlds that don't exist”
Other parody websites people recommend
The three most recommended other parody websites, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallucinopedia | 44 | 18 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
| n-gate | 17 | 1 | 94% | 6 | — | Approved |
| MoreWrong | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| FakeipediaThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“these made-up worlds are way more detailed than i expected”
“i do like Fakeipedia in general”
“These are pretty well written, got drawn to a couple of them.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.