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Added note about discontinuation of the print edition. Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0008148/
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{{quote|''[[Pretentious Latin Motto|Tu Stultus Es]]''<ref>"You are stupid"</ref>}}
A [[Satire|satirical]] newspaper devoted to all aspects of American life and culture, frequently parodying tropes mentioned on [[This Very Wiki]]. Started in 1988 as a print newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin (by a pair of students at the University of Wisconsin), it has since branched off into the internet, including video clips supposedly originating from the [[CNN|Onion News Network]]. In 2013 the print newspaper would be discontinued, making ''The Onion'' an exclusively web based publication.
Some people [[Too Dumb to Live|mistakenly think]] ''The Onion'' [[Poe's Law|is a legitimate news source]], ranging from [https://web.archive.org/web/20100225041131/http://www.theonion.com/content/news/harry_potter_books_spark_rise_in Christians against Harry Potter] to the [http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-06-08/news/17547059_1_fancy-new-capitol-onion-yu-bin People's Republic of China.] Others are aware of its parody nature.
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