&Quot;The Onion&Quot;

Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) switch flu vaccinations with HIV samples, infecting millions of children with AIDS by accident? No, that's not true. The rumor was launched by satire website The Onion as a joke, it is not real. The story originated from an article published by The Onion on October 18, 2018 titled "Embarrassed CDC…

Did the recently deceased Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen promise to leave $10,000 to everybody who shares a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: satirical website The Onion came up with a bit of posthumous humor mocking several Microsoft-related chain emails that have been going around on the Internet forever. The satirical piece originated from an article published by The…

Did Taylor Swift throw her support behind restoring the shōgunate in Japan? No, of course not: that story was launched by a satirical website in response to her sudden support for two candidates from the Democratic party in the upcoming Tennessee midterms after a long period of not making any comments at all regarding politics. The story originated from an…

Did Rapper Machine Gun Kelly release another diss track going after Eminem, this time claiming he likes Skittles better than M&M candies? No, that's not true, there is no such song or video. The "news" about it was made up by a "fauxtire website" that got inspired by a poster to Reddit's "Onion Headlines" board. The news is not real.…

Did Nike apologize to the military "for forgetting the military monopoly on sacrifice" after the controversy that erupted when they opted to have Colin Kaepernick in their ads? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a military satire website. It did not happen for real. The story originated from an article published by Duffel Blog on September…

Has Wallace Shawn been named as frontrunner to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond in the next 007 movie? No, that's not true. Following earlier satirical hoaxes claiming the role would go to Scarlett Johansson or Whoopi Goldberg it is now the turn of satire website The Onion to do their version of the hoax. The story originated from a…

Did the U.S. Navy relax the regulations on approved hairstyles for sailors to include man-buns in order to attract more millenials as recruits? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a site specializing in military-themed satire, it is not real (and probably not safe either, given the number of places on most warships people could get their…

Has a Trump Tower hotel opened in North Korean capital Pyongyang after the historic summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-Un? No, that's not true, this story was created by a military satire website, it is not real. The story originated from an article published by Duffel Blog on June 12, 2018 titled "Trump Tower opens in Pyongyang" (archived…

Will Idris Elba be in the ninth season of AMC's The Walking Dead as an "expendable black character" that only appears one season? No, that's not true: that news was published by an Australian satire website, it is not real. The story originated from an article published by the Betoota Advocate on May 31, 2018 titled "Idris Elba To Join…

Did defense secretary Mattis have to explain to President Donald Trump what the difference was between a seal and a Navy SEAL? No, that's not true: that was made up by a military satire website. It did not happen. The story originated from an article published by Duffel Blog on May 24, 2018 titled "Mattis says Trump asked the difference…