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Iran news agency falls for hoax.
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Iran news agency falls for hoax.
Quote:A news agency in Iran has published a report by the satirical news website, The Onion, saying rural white Americans would rather vote for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than Barack Obama.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19764166

The funny part is that the churchy people who wont vote for Obama DO share a lot of the same values as Ahmadinejad.



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RE: Iran news agency falls for hoax.
Ah, I love it when news agencies think that the Onion is real Big Grin
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Here's a blog that screenshots idiot Facebook user's reactions to The Onion stories http://literallyunbelievable.org
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RE: Iran news agency falls for hoax.
Its amazing how so many people can't seem to grasp irony.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die." 
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RE: Iran news agency falls for hoax.
They have removed the story from Fars News now. If you click the link you get this error message:

Error For Your Request: Not Exist This Story.

"Me Fail english? Unpossible!"
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RE: Iran news agency falls for hoax.
(September 29, 2012 at 5:05 am)downbeatplumb Wrote:
Quote:A news agency in Iran has published a report by the satirical news website, The Onion, saying rural white Americans would rather vote for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than Barack Obama.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19764166

The funny part is that the churchy people who wont vote for Obama DO share a lot of the same values as Ahmadinejad.

The irony was not unnoticed at the Onion

At the bottom of the article they add:

The Onion Wrote:For more on this story: Please visit our Iranian subsidiary organization, Fars.

Turns out they have copied the original FARS page:
http://o.onionstatic.com/images/articles...7/FARS.png

(September 30, 2012 at 12:41 am)jots Wrote: They have removed the story from Fars News now. If you click the link you get this error message:

Error For Your Request: Not Exist This Story.

"Me Fail english? Unpossible!"

The Onion comes to the rescue. They copied the page before FARS could delete it. See above for link.
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RE: Iran news agency falls for hoax.
Every time the Onion does something I smile when I realize I am within driving distance of their headquarters and where they started.
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That shit's not funny at all because most of the world believes the stupidest shit about america, not even our news channels show what the real america is.
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