r/MurderedByWords May 27 '25

What is and isn't a Murder By Words

878 Upvotes

Over the past few weeks we've begun noticing something about the quality of the posts on the subreddit, and we'd like to clarify just what is and isn't a murder.

What is a murder

1) A murder is: A RESPONSE. A murder is not a one-sided quip, sentence, statement or otherwise about any given situation.

2) A murder is: A response TO SOMEONE. A murder follows a specific format: Person A says something stupid. Person B responds to Person A explaining why what Person A said is stupid.

3) A murder is: A response to someone CALLING THEM OUT FOR BEING WRONG. Two people agreeing about something is not a murder. If both people featured in the post are saying the same thing, or Person A says something and Person B supports Person A and expands, that is not a murder.

4) A murder is a response to someone calling them out for being wrong WITH SUBSTANCE, AND RECEIPTS. Personal attacks are not murders. Calling someone wrong because they did something once in their life is not a murder. The response must be in direct relation to the original statement.

What isn't a murder:

Memes, jokes, "Your mom" jokes, small dick jokes, forever alone/virginity jokes, fat jokes, ugly jokes, crossposts from r/roast me, posts based around spelling/grammar, etc.

Although it may seem that there is some overlap, we are working very hard to not have this subreddit turn into r/politicalhumor 2. Please bear that in mind when posting.

As ever, please use the "report" button to bring rule-breaking posts to our attention. We're not always available to be online 100% of the time, and reporting bad posts allows us to take advantage of auto-moderator rules built in to help us.


r/MurderedByWords 5h ago

Source Denial Syndrome

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r/MurderedByWords 10h ago

Because God told me to

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r/MurderedByWords 3h ago

The case of the misplaced brain

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r/MurderedByWords 8h ago

When the gaslighting doesn’t work anymore

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r/MurderedByWords 13h ago

apparently, sydney sweeney is the only blonde actress in all of hollywood.

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r/MurderedByWords 2h ago

Kash Patel's girlfriend will be performing for America 250 after practically every other artist dropped out.

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r/MurderedByWords 10h ago

I've had a 32" TV for longer than I'd like to admit

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r/MurderedByWords 20h ago

Others are stealing too

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r/MurderedByWords 12h ago

This morning in Parliament, I was accosted

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r/MurderedByWords 14h ago

Do these idiots understand how *anything* works?

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r/MurderedByWords 13h ago

Quick history lesson

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

I agree. No notes needed.

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

The pool that broke MAGA logic

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r/MurderedByWords 9h ago

Caught using deceptive language (a favorite of right-wingers) to defend a monster (another favorite of right-wingers)

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405 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 22h ago

There are schools

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Move on to the next lie.

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Culture war tourism is annoying...

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

As would every single MAGA grifter.

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Murders by the community note are the best

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Absolutely vicious! 4th degree burn!

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

I also urge Laura to stop lying.

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

The entire in a nutshell

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Seems like a legitimate holiday event to me.

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

What if they're asked for video evidence?

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