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Why We Are Here => Web Development => Topic started by: rcjordan on November 14, 2024, 07:23:32 PM

Title: The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
Post by: rcjordan on November 14, 2024, 07:23:32 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/onion-wins-alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-auction-rcna179936

Title: Re: The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
Post by: ergophobe on November 15, 2024, 01:18:57 AM
They truly are Americas Finest News Source(tm).

I bet the NYT did the even think about that.

Meanwhile, the big surprise in that article is learning that Alex Jones is 50. I thought he was already 50 during the Obama administration
Title: Re: The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
Post by: rcjordan on November 15, 2024, 10:41:48 AM
https://www.latintimes.com/fox-news-claims-satirical-news-site-onion-has-43-trillion-daily-readers-after-falling-565914

Fox News Claims Satirical News Site 'The Onion' Has '4.3 Trillion Daily Readers' After Falling for Satirical Description

"The Onion is the world's leading news publication, offering highly acclaimed, universally revered coverage of breaking national, international, and local news events. Rising from its humble beginnings as a print newspaper in 1756, The Onion now enjoys a daily readership of 4.3 trillion and has grown into the single most powerful and influential organization in human history,"
Title: Re: The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
Post by: ergophobe on November 15, 2024, 04:46:55 PM
https://www.cracked.com/article_34270_15-times-the-onion-was-mistaken-for-actual-news.html

Lots of overlap, but the last item is not on the first list
https://abcnews.go.com/International/times-people-fooled-onion/story?id=31444478