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Lousiana Congressman John Fleming Believed an Article From 'The Onion' Was Real [PHOTO]

Kathy Landin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:30:04 +0000

Amazingly, there are still people on the planet who are connected to the internet, but don’t know that The Onion is not a source for actual news. These dim bulbs and dull knives clearly don’t understand satire, and the fact that it is the basis of all Onion content.

This ignorance is still running so rampant that there is even a blog that posts the Facebook commentary of the slow ones who surf among us. And this time, they found a congressman who fell for a fake story from America’s Finest News Source.

The Onion Launches a Bid for the Pulitzer Prize [VIDEO]

Jordan Breindel — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:00:54 +0000

Amidst a sea of fact- and opinion-based newspapers, parody publication The Onion has stood as a beacon of completely made-up journalism for 1,000 issues. The paper has never received a prize for its years of service, so naturally, an also made-up watchdog group called Americans for Fairness in Awarding Journalism Prizes has taken up the noble cause of pressuring the Pulitzer committee to bestow The Onion with its top honors.

New Traditions for Anti-Valentine's Day Supporters [VIDEO]

Nicole Sabuda — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:30:06 +0000

Here's a great new tradition for those of us that get sick when they see that perfect couple. And here's to the couple that just can't keep the PDA, also known as public display of affection, to a minimum. The couples must show everyone just how much they care and can't keep their hands off one another. Come on people not much is left to the imagination. And, by the way... Get a room!