Onion foxy, Fox stinks

Uncover which is the real fake news organization: The Onion or Fox news? Explore the debate sparked by Javier Pazos and Jeff Witmer.

Written byPhil Plait
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Wait, remind me again: which one is the fake news organization? The Onion, or Fox? Sheesh. Tip o' the Kukulcan to Javier Pazos and Jeff Witmer.

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