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I could see some harsh humour in it as well, but it should clearly be labeled "parody". The way it was shared now is a terrible idea, but we've all seen it coming..
All media should have some securely signed source that's easily viewable and pops up at the start and end of the video (and is visible in the pause screen or on hover, also in case of an image). If it was not signed it should show that as well, like web TLS certificates.
If no internet is available it should show that it cannot verify the source without a connection. There should also be a proposed default date in which the baked in certificate might get less secure, which should also show in the media.
There's no way to mistake it as anything but parody. Holy shit.
I'd like to believe that as well, but sadly I've seen even more obvious stuff that some of the people I know use to validate their world views, even when it's clearly satire.
They just interpret the whole thing wrong and somehow filter jokes. And they use it, or parts of it, as fuel for their beliefs and share parts within their community without context.
You've watched it or read the transcript, right?
Of course. Perhaps I should add that I'm not from a native-English speaking country. I've seen lots of times where people, mostly not so highly educated (which is a large segment of the population), just don't see obvious satire as it is or in their hate make the jokes part of their argument set.
Partly because they only understand half of it or are willingly blinding themselves and just further fueling their rage.
Just saying, source / certificates might mitigate some of those issues or at least make them easier to debunk for the ones who they forward their 'evidence' too.
I think a service that certifies people identify would help a lot with online trolls. I do not know how it could be best implemented without privacy issues. However i am of the opinion that privacy online and not is very misused. So we can fight a losing battle, or we could all accept being associated with the things we post and say online. And if we accept a online identity that is linked with our real life identity we could uproot and rid ourselves of bots.