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30 Funny Responses By Gullible People That Believed These ‘The Onion’ Articles Were Real
The term 'fake news' has been everywhere - especially on, well, the news. While platforms like Facebook are being forced to take steps to prevent the spread of false information, this does not prevent lazy people from being tricked by satire organizations like 'The Onion.'
'The Onion' is a satirical 'media outlet' that was created by Scott Dikkers in the late 1980s. In a speech at Marquette University in his home state of Wisconsin, Dikkers clarified that satire articles and fake news are completely different. "It's satire. It's totally different from fake news, and it bothers me when those fake news organizations are basically out there printing lies or propaganda label themselves satire." Fake or not the following list of people who allowed themselves to be misinformed by 'The Onion' shows just how little research people do when it comes to their news sources. "If 'The Onion' ever wrote a story that fooled people, that was an accident, and that was because they didn't know better," Dikkers said. Scroll down to see the stories that people somehow bought and their funny comments together. Don't forget to upvote your favs!
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Paul K. Johnson 7 years ago
This is why we need better education and courses in how to think critically.
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Alexandru Bucur 7 years ago
Don't give Beijing any ideas... they might just make that a public holiday... XD
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Paul K. Johnson 7 years ago
Maybe it wasn't a hot iron but tattoo needles. Some horses are into that kind of thing. Read 50 Shades of Neigh.
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Symbole Simple 7 years ago
Does hating dumb people who believe this group exists is a requirement enough to be part of the group !? I wanna join!
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Symbole Simple 7 years ago
How would you like to be a local and not being able to enjoy rides because of too many people !?
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Devin Robinson 7 years ago
Study finds that internet users prefer to laugh at other people's stupidity other than coming to terms with their mortality
fruit_panda 7 years ago
Devin, my man, why did you have to bring us all down like this? :P
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Wil Vanderheijden 7 years ago
While all the reactions to the jokes prove how gullible a lot of people are, the comments also paint a picture of narrowminded uninformed people that will believe anything. No wonder the Anti-Science groups do so well.
Sandy 7 years ago
This is exactly why i left Facebook. Fed up of the constant eye-rolling at the sheer stupidity of people i know.
Christina Sersif 7 years ago
I find it's usually the baby boomers who would believe this nonsense
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Devin Robinson 7 years ago
Study finds that internet users prefer to laugh at other people's stupidity other than coming to terms with their mortality
fruit_panda 7 years ago
Devin, my man, why did you have to bring us all down like this? :P
Load More Replies... Wil Vanderheijden 7 years ago
While all the reactions to the jokes prove how gullible a lot of people are, the comments also paint a picture of narrowminded uninformed people that will believe anything. No wonder the Anti-Science groups do so well.
Sandy 7 years ago
This is exactly why i left Facebook. Fed up of the constant eye-rolling at the sheer stupidity of people i know.
Christina Sersif 7 years ago
I find it's usually the baby boomers who would believe this nonsense
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