23 Ridiculous Times When People Thought Onion Headlines Were RealThe Onion strikes again with hilarious gullibility.
The news headlines we scroll through on our social media feeds are often our main source of what’s happening in the world. But let’s be honest, how reliable is this method? With a flood of clickbait titles, fake news, and even satirical headlines, it’s a wild world out there. Sometimes, you have to be on your toes to figure out what’s real and what’s just a hilarious joke.
Case in point: The Onion. If you haven’t heard of it, The Onion is the king of satirical news, churning out fake headlines that are just outrageous enough to be believable. And believe it or not, some folks actually take these satirical stories seriously. Per the “Ate The Onion” subreddit, where people share the best (or worst?) examples of individuals who thought The Onion’s satirical news was legit. The results are nothing short of comedy gold. You’ve got to see it to believe it!
1. OP Fell For It Hook Line And Sinker
2. Ice Was Not Frozen Enough
3. Woah Dude
4. Just Don’t Hold It Down For More Than 5 Seconds
5. Dude Ate His Own Onion LOL
6. What A Sick Man
7. Boeing 7.37
8. Finally
9. Must Have Missed The Hashtags
10. Meta AI Ate The Onion
11. Farty
12. Because R/Fingeredtheclickhole Isn’t A Thing
13. Reddit Bites Deep When It Comes To Confirming Their Own Biases
14. Om Nom Onions
15. The Gay Ant That Makes You Gay
16. Clayton Calls Bulls**t On Tragedy Of 42 Million Victims
17. The Peasants Are Revolting!
18. Spiraling Out Of Control
19. Got A Live One – Seen This In Several Subs Now
20. A Refreshingly Harmless Chomp
21. I’ll Sue You (For Satirical Twitter Posts)!
22. Only If You Look Veeeery Closely, Can You See It’s Fake
23. Maybe Dash Mcintyre?
