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70sEraVet

(5,256 posts) Wed Sep 2, 2020, 06:16 PM Sep 2020

These days, it's hard to tell The Onion News

From the rest of the news. I mean, the crazy shit comes at you so fast, that it's hard to sort out the real crazy shit from the satirical crazy shit.
An example;
https://www.theonion.com/trump-vigorously-defends-kenosha-shooter-as-racist-whit-1844918147

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These days, it's hard to tell The Onion News (Original Post) 70sEraVet Sep 2020 OP

Or this one; 70sEraVet Sep 2020 #1

Yep, like high caliber, machine gun fired lies. Under The Radar Sep 2020 #2

Could the onion sue for plagiarizing their material? Under The Radar Sep 2020 #3

I always thought that Obama should have invited a reporter from TheOnion 70sEraVet Sep 2020 #4

Good thinking Under The Radar Sep 2020 #5

70sEraVet

(5,256 posts)

1. Or this one;

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 06:19 PM

Sep 2020

https://www.theonion.com/fda-promises-to-fast-track-cure-for-side-effects-of-fas-1844917490

Under The Radar

(3,428 posts)

2. Yep, like high caliber, machine gun fired lies.

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 06:22 PM

Sep 2020

Gotta hand it to them, This group of liars the best that I have ever seen.

Under The Radar

(3,428 posts)

3. Could the onion sue for plagiarizing their material?

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 06:24 PM

Sep 2020

70sEraVet

(5,256 posts)

4. I always thought that Obama should have invited a reporter from TheOnion

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 06:41 PM

Sep 2020

to his press conferences, and have the guy sit right next to the Fox News reporter. So every time the camera pans to the Fox News guy, there's the Onion guy!

Under The Radar

(3,428 posts)

5. Good thinking

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 08:22 PM

Sep 2020

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