About r/Fauxmoi
In its own words:
The cultural zeitgeist archivists. (foe-mwah, fəʊ - /mwɑː/)
Community guide
r/Fauxmoi (pronounced roughly “foe-mwah,” as the community spells out) archives celebrity and pop-culture chatter with a house style that rejects stan/anti warfare and QAnon content. Rank #114 (about 6.9 million subscribers). It describes itself as cultural zeitgeist archivists; rules stress civility, topical fit, and limits on repetitive or low-effort posts.
What it collects
Culture-industry news, sightings, and discussion that can be filed as zeitgeist record-keeping rather than fan-war ammunition.
Versus meme celebrity pile-ons
Many celeb subs optimise for dunking. Fauxmoi’s rules explicitly say no stan or anti culture and no QAnon—useful if you want gossip-adjacent news without conspiracy lanes.
Practical pointers
Follow posting etiquette; avoid low-effort repeats. Activity samples are diverse (video, image, gallery, link), matching a fast entertainment news rhythm.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 16, 2020, which makes it 6 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 3,608 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/Frugal (#113) and ahead of r/formula1 (#115) in our ranking.
What sets r/Fauxmoi apart
Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 69.1 comments per post, roughly 4.9× the typical big subreddit (14.0). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 6.9× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Fauxmoi went up from 6,851,813 to 6,879,958 subscribers (+28.1K, +0.41%). That is about 640 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Fauxmoi talks about
Looking at the titles of 695 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “trump”, “halloween”, “abdul”, “el-sayed” and “stevens”. Other frequent themes are haley, stewart, patrick, mike, rogers and election. Recurring phrases include “abdul el-sayed”, “haley stevens”, “patrick stewart” and “mike rogers”. By format, 35% are videos, 22% are images and 21% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: POLITICS (216), STAN / ANTI SHIELD (94), DISCUSSION (87), FILM-MOI (MOVIES/TV) (57), 🕯️🎃 HAPPY FAUXLLOWEEN 🎃🦇 (42), 🕊️ IN MEMORIAM 🕊️ (40).
Activity and best time to post
r/Fauxmoi gets about 130 new posts a day. The public archive holds 131,958 posts and 9,112,187 comments in total, about 69.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (315 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (104). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Fauxmoi
The moderators of r/Fauxmoi list 7 rules. In short:
- Keep it Civil
- Keep it related to FauxMoi
- Posting Etiquette
- Repetitive or Low Effort Posts
- No Stan or Anti Culture
- No Qanon Content
- Reddit Rules
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Fauxmoi?
r/Fauxmoi has 6,879,958 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #114 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 28,145 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Fauxmoi created?
r/Fauxmoi was created on Jun 16, 2020, so it has been around for 6 years.
Is r/Fauxmoi still active?
Yes. r/Fauxmoi gets about 130 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 131,958 posts and 9,112,187 comments. In a sample of 695 recent posts we counted 226 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Fauxmoi?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Fauxmoi?
The community describes itself as: “The cultural zeitgeist archivists. (foe-mwah, fəʊ - /mwɑː/)” Recent post titles often mention trump, halloween, abdul, el-sayed and stevens. Most posts are videos (35%).
Is r/Fauxmoi SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Fauxmoi as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Fauxmoi?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Fauxmoi accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Keep it Civil”; “Keep it related to FauxMoi”; “Posting Etiquette”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Fauxmoi?
Communities with similar topics include r/memes (36.1M), r/SipsTea (4.1M), r/WhitePeopleTwitter (3.1M), r/videos (26.9M) and r/popculturechat (6.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Fauxmoi.