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The onion is not spread as if it is truth. The Onion is satire. If you have a hard time telling the difference, I do not think it is their problem.

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They are both hyperbolic. You know they are both hyperbolic. Most people know they are both hyperbolic. His can certainly be construed as satire. He sure made the people who believed it look foolish, as does the Onion.

>If you have a hard time telling the difference, I do not think it is their problem.

Perhaps there isn't much difference.

Perhaps your inability to see a difference is a personal problem, not a cultural one.

I was asking what the difference was because I wanted to have a discussion about hyperbole in the news; what's acceptable, what isn't. I think a lot of news outlets sensationalize the stories through insinuation and salacious headlines. I think that is just as bad as fake news because fake news is easier to spot. Sounds like a lot of people got their feathers ruffled about it. Either they are die hard Onion fans, or they are emotionally married to the argument.

It's just politics man, everyone is full of beans. The second you become tribal, you're the sucker.

If you want to compare fake news to real news, The Onion (which is obviously satire) is not an appropriate comparison to make to start that discussion. You're making a stupid comparison. Of course people will be biased against it.

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