Funny Because It's True

How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire

Discover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in-depth history of beloved humor publication, The Onion. The paper was founded as a weekly newspaper by a group of undergraduates and dropouts of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The publication rose to prominence as one of the first online humor sites and has influenced many humor and satire news programs.

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