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11:03 am February 9th, 2013
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Alabama TV reporter Jennifer Oravat falls for an Onion article as "news," and then embarrasses herself trying to backpedal and claim she knew it was a joke the entire time, essentially establishing herself as the Vox Day of TV reporters.
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silme From: silme Date: February 9th, 2013 05:38 pm (UTC) (Link)
I was surprised a few years ago when a 16-year-old British student didn't realise the Onion was satirical, but an American reporter? *sigh*
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yendi From: yendi Date: February 10th, 2013 10:25 pm (UTC) (Link)
Yeah, I get people falling for some of the other sites (Borowitz Report, etc), but a US media professional should know the Onion.
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