William Atkins
Monday, 07 September 2009 20:16
Science -
Space
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The story ran on Monday, August 31, 2009 on
The Onion website, and was picked up on Wednesday, September 2, by the
Daily Manab Zamin, and on Thursday, September 3 by the
New Nation.
The Onion article with the fake Armstrong/Apollo 11 story has the headline, "
Conspiracy Theorist Convinces Neil Armstrong Moon Landing Was Faked.”
In fact, the
Privacy statement of
The Onion states:
Copyright
The Onion is a satirical newspaper published by Onion, Inc.
The Onion uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental.
The content of this web-site—graphics, text and other elements—is © Copyright 2009 by Onion, Inc., and may not be reprinted or retransmitted in whole or in part without the expressed written consent of the publisher.
The Onion is not intended for readers under 18 years of age.
The Onion is owned by Onion, Inc., New York City. Its editor is Joe Randazzo. The Onion was founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1988, by Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson.
According to the BBC News article “
One giant slip in Bangladesh news,” the associate editor of the
Daily Manab Zamin, Hasanuzzuman Khan, stated,
“We thought it was true so we printed it without checking…. We didn't know the Onion was not a real news site."
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