# It has become increasingly difficult to determine if a headline is from mainstream media or the Onion

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**Created:** [February 5, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-become-increasingly-difficult-to-determine-if-a-headline-is-from-mainstream-media-or-the-onion/1027382 "2026-02-05T02:36:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-has-become-increasingly-difficult-to-determine-if-a-headline-is-from-mainstream-media-or-the-onion/1027382/3 "2026-02-05T15:31:56Z")

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[I made a post on this subject back in 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-headlines-related-to-trump-and-his-enablers-that-sound-like-made-up-the-onion-style-joke-headlines/991652). It’s a perennial topic for sure, so I’m not saying ‘I already covered this’, just adding to the discussion–I applaud this new post.

I agree with @garygnu that this subject more distressing than funny, though I don’t know if it was ever really ‘_funny_’, per se, except in a ‘laugh to keep from crying’ sense.

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