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Yeah, I always thought it's just a parody for fun, when people with straight face discuss some ridiculous things, like that German Bielefeld conspiracy.
by aquadrop 9y ago
Yeah, I always thought it's just a parody for fun, when people with straight face discuss some ridiculous things, like that German Bielefeld conspiracy.
- Cthulhu_ 9y agoPoe's Law in action I guess. Spread BS with enough confidence and people will believe it - look at how often The Onion and similar satirical news sites articles are shared by people who genuinely believe them.
- aquadrop 9y agoI don't really think anyone believes it, I think there are only people who believes that someone believes it :)
- derekp7 9y agoReminds me of the time that a Russian paper had quoted The Onion as if it was true, then later had to publish a retraction saying they got their information from "an American paper known to spread falsehoods".