Evening Standrd: anonymous satirical newspaper headline posters

Some anonymous genius has been postering my neighborhood in east London with satirical posters featuring headlines from the "Evening Standrd" (sic) (the Evening Standard is a ubiquitous London tabloid freesheet). So far, I've spotted four of them (along with this possibly related Daily Mail parody). I don't know who's behind it, but they've got my vote for God-Emperor of British Media.

Evening Standrd

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awjtawjt

I swear that says Wiki-Lerks too. Like this wiki thing is waiting out of sight just around the corner…. to jump out and REVEAL something egads.
Ted8305

It totally looks like WIKI LERKS. Typography fail.
- mdh
  
  typography is the study of arranging type. You meant graphology fail, and in the process you had a pedantry fail.
  - Jasonclock
    
    I would suggest that a significant part of typography is choosing the typeface, so, I would certainly grant Ted8305 his typography fail.
    - Ted8305
      
      Thanks Jasonclock. Fail win!
Anonymous

TYPEFACE = ‘font’.
mdh is right in that pedantry.
Hand lettering – we used to call “lettering style”. “Calligraphy” would do, too.
However, half a pedantry point for spotting the stencil.
- mdh
  
  Exactly. Considering the stencil of unknown origin, I’ll go with ‘lettering’. It might be a typeface if it’s a full set, otherwise it might be a one-off stencil. A conundrum wripped in a riddle and stuck in a pickle I tell ya.
  
  @Jasonclock, enjoy whatever you enjoy about this, but don’t claim someone trying to inform you is failing, while you win. Learning and winning go hand in hand. Also, fail.
shocking

“Kill those commie, uh, I mean terrorist bastards!” – Senator Joe McCarthy, uh, I mean, Biden.
Jasonclock

Wiki-lerks hrve W.M.D. ‘S sry U.S??
- Anonymous
  
  read each r as a and you’ll work it out.
  - Jasonclock
    
    I was just being a dick.
mudshark23

Okay, I can’t help myself…

The plurality of ‘weapons’ is already contained in the acronym.

There…
Anonymous

weapons of mass destruction say U.S.
Anonymous

Its an art group called Le Gun, or they are somehow related. They have a store in Kingly court off Carnaby street.
Anonymous

Banksy?
Nuts & Bolts

They mean Julian has a

Wiki of Mass Disclosure
maspiers

The link to the Daily Mail parody is broken.
Flashman

Evening Standard not a freesheet says commenter
j0nf00

Evening Standard has been a freesheet for over a year, since that nice Mr Lebedev bought it.
star35

It’s by Ronzo.
Anonymous

aye. its dr d – http://www.drd.nu/ (see psoters section for the above)
mdh

Then maybe it’s a calligraphy fail, but there is no “type” used in handwriting.

A ‘font’ is literally a drawer full of lead type. it is not merely a style.
- Jasonclock
  
  …and I never mentioned a ‘font’, I specifically said TYPEFACE. And a typeface can be drawn, sculpted, printed, pressed, painted, whatever you choose. Fail win fail win!
  
  PS. Besides, if you look carefully, this is spraypainted with a stencil, so it is not handwriting at all.