Iran posts article from The Onion as actual news

TLAM Strike · 09-28-12, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Apparently unaware of the unwritten rules of both ethical journalism and satire, an Iranian news agency published an edited copy of a report from The Onion on Friday, without crediting the original or acknowledging that it was fiction.

The Fars News Agency, which is close to Iran’s powerful Republican Guard Corps, posted its version of the report on its English-language Web site under the same headline used by The Onion for the original four days earlier: “Gallup Poll: Rural Whites Prefer Ahmadinejad To Obama.”

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/201...zes-the-onion/

Takeda Shingen · 09-28-12, 01:40 PM

That's awesome.

Kloef · 09-28-12, 01:45 PM

Makes you wonder how they see the West

Dowly · 09-28-12, 01:53 PM

Oh wow...

Gargamel · 09-28-12, 02:08 PM

That actually makes sense, if they are seeing fox news and the onion as real news sources, then that explains a lot of the issues we have today.

Skybird · 09-28-12, 02:11 PM

Read it in German news this evening. Couldn't finish dinner, laughing.

Catfish · 09-28-12, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

That actually makes sense, if they are seeing fox news and the onion as real news sources, then that explains a lot of the issues we have today.

^this.

When i read the posts here i get the impression most would rather elect the devil than Obama ?

09-28-12, 01:45 PM	#3
Kloef Weps Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 360 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Makes you wonder how they see the West __________________ http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/

09-28-12, 02:08 PM	#5
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	That actually makes sense, if they are seeing fox news and the onion as real news sources, then that explains a lot of the issues we have today. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

09-28-12, 02:11 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,784 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Read it in German news this evening. Couldn't finish dinner, laughing. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

09-28-12, 01:40 PM	#2
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	That's awesome.

09-28-12, 01:53 PM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,056 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Oh wow...