&Quot;The Onion&Quot;

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…

Did Breitbart's editor-in-chief Alexander Mason Marlow say the site will not release the names of the dead and wounded in the Santa Fe High School shooting in order not to give them what they want? No, that's not true: the "news" was invented by satirical outlet The Onion to make fun of Breitbart's pro-gun reporting in general. The story originated…

Did a Minuteman nuclear missile go missing at Minot Air Force Base? No, that's not true: the story about the missing nuke was made up by a military satire website that was commenting on the loss of a machine gun and box of grenades at that base. No nuke is missing, that part of the story is not real. The…

Is the U.S. Navy going to christen a ship "USS Tig Ol Bitties" after an online poll was held to pick a name? No, that's not true: the story came from a military satire website that made up the story for a laugh. It is not real. The article was published on May 17, 2018 by Duffel Blog under the…

Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu call for a return to the ancient homeland of Iran by the Jewish people? No, that's not true. The story originated from a well known satire site that posted the article to make fun of Israel's settlement policy on the West Bank of the Jordan river. Many people in the Middle Eeast are probably…

Was the flu vaccine recalled because the government tracking microchips in it were defective? No, that's not true: the story was launched by a satire website that aimed to make fun of the various unproven conspiracy theories surrounding vaccination, for example that they contain government tracking chips or you get autism from them. Unfortunately running such a fake satirical headline…

Did Marine One, the presidential helicopter, crash into the White House? No, that's not true. The fake story originated from a military-themed satire website that was commenting on the recent series of accidents in military aviation which have cost the lives of 35 people. The Marine One crash did not happen. The story originated from an article published on May…

Did North Korean leader Kim Jong-un defect to South Korea? No, that's not true: that story originated on a military themed satire website, if you read it anywhere else you should know it came from there and it is not real. The supposed defection was reported in an article published on April 30, 2018 by Duffel Blog which was titled…

Is there a "cut off your genitals" challenge making the rounds online among teens? Nope, if you believed that you fell for a piece of satire. There is no such thing, it is not real and rumors about it are entirely false. Satirical website The Onion posted an article on April 4, 2018 titled "New 'Cut Off Your Genitals' Challenge…