# There's got to be a German word for this **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-got-to-be-a-german-word-for-this/820968 "2018-09-07T19:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-got-to-be-a-german-word-for-this/820968/21 "2018-09-12T21:19:01Z")
> [@Mops](#): > > As a middle aged _dude_, as per OP, you are safe from that at least. Humor is allowed to cross some brutal lines when there is a point to be made. Between old friends those lines serve more as targets than boundaries. And I noticed that too, with Google getting the translation wrong. Is there a German word for “a reliable source that is sometimes intentionally wrong, just to keep you on your toes”? Because Snopes will do that as well, to deter complacent acceptance of any single information source as gospel. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-got-to-be-a-german-word-for-this/820968/22 "2018-09-12T22:02:17Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Is there a German word for “a reliable source that is sometimes intentionally wrong, just to keep you on your toes”? Because Snopes will do that as well, to deter complacent acceptance of any single information source as gospel. [“Der Spiegel”](http://www.spiegel.de/), est. 1947 ;). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-got-to-be-a-german-word-for-this/820968.md?page=1)