*Snerk*

[yendi]

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.livejournal.com]

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*

[yendi]

Yeah, I get people falling for some of the other sites (Borowitz Report, etc), but a US media professional should know the Onion.