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Iran's News Agency Picks Up Onion Story
J053 writes "FARS, the Iranian news agency, ran a story about a Gallup poll which showed that 'the overwhelming majority of rural white Americans said they would rather vote for Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than U.S. president Barack Obama.' '"I like him better," said West Virginia resident Dale Swiderski, who, along with 77 percent of rural Caucasian voters, confirmed he would much rather go to a baseball game or have a beer with Ahmadinejad.' Only problem was, it was a story from The Onion. Not only that, they took credit for it! The Onion responded by stating that 'Fars is a subsidiary and has been our Middle Eastern bureau since the mid 1980s.'"
What's next? They're gonna steal fox news stories?
They are trying to be the most reliable news source in Iran, after all.
[end sarcasm]
Oh, I thought it was one of those non-propaganda Iranian news agencies ;)
Something about an online news source, falling for a dupe. Seemed relevant to /. as a whole.
You were critically hit for no damage. The bruise will look nice, and maybe the scars will make good party talk.
Someday, they may be fooled by something far more absurd than The Onion, like CNN -- leaving their whole nation careening stupidly in everlasting confusion. In regards to FOX, I think we've been duped ourselves, mistaking a Persian onion for a crystal ball.
...this bat, it viciously defends the Americans and has billions of dollars, so it will obviously help the Israelis too.
..ever since we watched that Sam Bacile film together, I've been having doubts about this whole radical thing. Don't you ever think of just leaving this all behind and moving to Moldova?"
Revolutionary Guard: "Sir, we must expand our nuclear capabilities and wipe Israel off the map.
Ahmadinejad: "It's laminated you imbecile."
Revolutionary Guard: "Good point. About that uranium, sir."
Ahmadinejad: "Look, I'm sick of all this primitive uranium shit. The Americans have a giant bat named Bruce. Our uranium can't make bats that large. There's just no way. This,
Revolutionary Guard: "You know, Ahmy,
Ahmadinejad: "I've thought of it many times, but they speak Moldovan, and I really have great difficulty with it. I'm thinking more along the lines of Kalmykia. They have a great chess club there, and the Americans don't even know about it. Plus, Putin might be more inclined to visit us on holidays."
Revolutionary Guard: "A giant bat?"
Forward! -- Emperor Norton, 2012