Onion And Satire

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…

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…