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Its not shutting down: http://now.msn.com/the-onion-is-not-shutting-down-its-a-crue...

Bummer.

A little scrounging finds no obvious official press release, but at least one claim that it's a hoax.

http://now.msn.com/the-onion-is-not-shutting-down-its-a-crue...

A little scrounging at the bottom of the article will tell you that it wasn't written by the Onion...

Even if it were, it would have been written by the Onion.

How can you tell if this is even real?

From the author's note at the bottom of the page:

> Yes, I authored this piece, not The Onion -- though if the latter comes calling with a job offer, I have a number in mind.

So does that mean it's real or not?

That means it's not real.

It's not.

Quote from reddit:

"As the author, I can confirm that it's not real. Just a moment of original, satirical fun written after reading of the Kansas representative who suggested poor people not buy so much food."

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1f4suf/the_onion_c...

Author says on reddit that it's not real: http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1f4suf/the_onion_c...

The Onion calls it quits