Your Government At Work
Because it was overcast and cloudy in Washington, D.C. for the annual "A Capitol Fourth" TV production, PBS used stock footage of fireworks from previous years when skies were clear. Forced to admit it was deceiving viewers, PBS replied to complaints on Twitter by saying, "It was the patriotic thing to do."

(In my home state of Oklahoma, sports often takes precedence over politics.) Fireworks of a different sort exploded in Oklahoma City when basketball superstar Kevin Durant announced he was leaving the Thunder team to sign a $54 million contract with the Golden State Warriors. The California team knocked the Thunder out of the NBA finals, only to lose the title to Cleveland. Sportswriter Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman urged disappointed fans to "stay classy, OKC."

A year ago Cher made the seemingly ridiculous promise that if Donald Trump is elected she would move to Jupiter. That might not be so far-fetched, after NASA's successful 4th of July feat of putting a space probe in the planet's orbit. Or was the TV coverage of that just a fake production done on a movie set?