Satirical Approach

To some, it can come as a shock that there is a news source that produces only fake news. The Onion is a news outlet that makes up bogus news stories but passes them off as the truth. "The Onion's articles cover current events, both real and fictional satirizing the tone" of the stories. While most people know the writers are giving comedic relief, others use this source was a valid news outlet. They utilize Twitter to spread more of their articles, which leads to some people to retweet it without knowing it's not actually real. It's not that they're trying to come off as a real news source, it's just that some people believe that it is. [1 image, 1 link, 1 quote, 118 words.]