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Satirical News Outlet 'The Onion' Acquires Conspiracy Site 'Infowars'
Satirical news outlet The Onion said Thursday it had acquired Infowars, a conspiracy-laden website whose owner made money by running stories that called one of America's most notorious school shootings a hoax.
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"Breathing Tax", "Deadly Farts": How Satire Sites Are Fueling Fake News
Satire, parody and jokes packed with absurdity typically draw laughter, but around the world they are too often mistaken as real, prompting fact-checkers to debunk what they call a leading source of misinformation.
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Al-Qaeda Threatens Charlie Hebdo For Republishing Prophet Mohammed Cartoons: Report
Al-Qaeda has threatened French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo with a repeat of a 2015 massacre of its staff, after it republished controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, the SITE observatory said on Friday.
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Satire Site Blames Angela Merkel For Burnt Pizza, Pokemon Problems
Who's to blame for socks with holes and empty beer glasses? Angela Merkel, according to a Facebook page set up by Germans with a satirical sense of humor.
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France Deploys 15,000 Security Forces to Boost Security
France is deploying 15,000 police and security forces to bolster security around "sensitive" sites and Jewish schools in the country, in the wake of Islamist attacks that left 17 dead, authorities said on Monday.
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Satirical News Outlet 'The Onion' Acquires Conspiracy Site 'Infowars'
Satirical news outlet The Onion said Thursday it had acquired Infowars, a conspiracy-laden website whose owner made money by running stories that called one of America's most notorious school shootings a hoax.
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"Breathing Tax", "Deadly Farts": How Satire Sites Are Fueling Fake News
Satire, parody and jokes packed with absurdity typically draw laughter, but around the world they are too often mistaken as real, prompting fact-checkers to debunk what they call a leading source of misinformation.
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Al-Qaeda Threatens Charlie Hebdo For Republishing Prophet Mohammed Cartoons: Report
Al-Qaeda has threatened French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo with a repeat of a 2015 massacre of its staff, after it republished controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, the SITE observatory said on Friday.
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Satire Site Blames Angela Merkel For Burnt Pizza, Pokemon Problems
Who's to blame for socks with holes and empty beer glasses? Angela Merkel, according to a Facebook page set up by Germans with a satirical sense of humor.
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France Deploys 15,000 Security Forces to Boost Security
France is deploying 15,000 police and security forces to bolster security around "sensitive" sites and Jewish schools in the country, in the wake of Islamist attacks that left 17 dead, authorities said on Monday.
