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Science Bangladesh papers confirm truth: Apollo did land on Moon
Science Bangladesh papers confirm truth: Apollo did land on Moon | Bangladesh papers confirm truth: Apollo did land on Moon |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Tuesday, 08 September 2009 | |
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Science DiscussionsThe two People's Republic of Bangladesh newspapers—the Daily Manab Zamin and the New Nation—both ran (supposedly true) articles stating that former U.S. Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong recanted his story about his Apollo 11 Moon landing, saying it was all faked by the U.S. government. However, the original source of the article that ran in these two Bangladeshi newspapers was The Onion, a news agency that runs fake, untrue articles on the Internet about real historic and current events. It is obvious when going to the website of the “fake news” organization The Onion that it only runs false, satirical, parody news headings and stories. For instance, several of its current headlines are “Haiti Makes Bid For 2216 Olympics,” “Nation's Unemployment Outlook Improves Drastically After Fifth Beer,” and “Ominous Music Heard Throughout U.S. Sends Nation Into Panic.” Even Wikipedia has a comprehensive report on the tabloid The Onion stating that "The Onion is an American "fake news" organization. It features satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news as well as an entertainment newspaper and website known as The A.V. Club. It claims a national print circulation of 690,000 and says 61 percent of its web site readers are between 18 and 44 years old." So, it is quite easy to verify the type of articles run by The Onion. However, the two newspapers in Bangladesh did not even go to the website to check the source. They both ran the article sight unseen. Page two continues. |
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