# Real news, or Onion headline? **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 6, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865 "2026-05-06T21:19:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/21 "2026-05-14T01:33:22Z")
‘What Were We Talking About Again?’ Says Trump 15 Seconds Into Phone Call To Family Of Fallen Soldier _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/21))_ [‘What Were We Talking About Again?’ Says Trump 15 Seconds Into Phone Call To Family Of Fallen Soldier - The Onion](https://theonion.com/what-were-we-talking-about-again-says-trump-15-secon-1819690253/) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/22 "2026-06-03T20:15:14Z")
Trump’s Freedom 250 artists had Jeff Epstein in common. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/22))_ [https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/entertainment/trump-250th-concert-artists-drop-out-cec](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/entertainment/trump-250th-concert-artists-drop-out-cec) > The announced concert lineup was heavily tilted toward legacy acts like Morris Day and Vanilla Ice, and many of them share the same booking agent in Jeff Epstein of Universal Attractions. Epstein did not respond to repeat requests for comment. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/23 "2026-06-03T21:54:26Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Trump’s Freedom 250 artists had Jeff Epstein in common. He is not in any way related to the deceased criminal of similar name. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/24 "2026-06-03T22:23:24Z")
I am aware. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/25 "2026-06-13T22:06:06Z")
Trump Mouths Lyrics To ‘Happy Birthday’ While National Anthem Plays _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/25))_ [Trump Mouths Lyrics To ‘Happy Birthday’ While National Anthem Plays - The Onion](https://theonion.com/trump-mouths-lyrics-to-happy-birthday-while-national-anthem-plays/) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/26 "2026-06-14T04:50:35Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There really arent many good reasons to make it _illegal_, altho certainly with rare recessive genetic disorders , I have a set of cousins who might as well be my siblings, as their dad was my dad’s brother and their mom was my mom’s sister. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/27 "2026-06-14T15:07:48Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I have a set of cousins who might as well be my siblings, as their dad was my dad’s brother and their mom was my mom’s sister. I believe the proper term for that is “double first cousins” and you share about 1/4 of your DNA with them, while you share 1/2 with your regular siblings. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/28 "2026-06-14T16:06:46Z")
Still, a bit high of a fraction, for my comfort. (But I did have crushes on a couple of them, some sixty years ago.) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/29 "2026-06-30T00:37:30Z")
White House Mocks Paltry Attendance At Democrats’ Great American State Fair [White House Mocks Paltry Attendance At Democrats’ Great American State Fair - The Onion](https://theonion.com/white-house-mocks-paltry-attendance-at-democrats-great-american-state-fair/) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/30 "2026-07-23T22:08:40Z")
Secret Service says ‘we have to’ remove swords from statues near White House _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/30))_ [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/secret-service-says-we-have-to-remove-swords-from-statues-near-white-house/ar-AA284Rz2) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/31 "2026-07-30T23:39:12Z")
US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/31))_ [US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50849559) ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/32 "2026-07-31T00:38:57Z")
I really thought this was a riff on their actual “map” of Africa that had nothing to do with the _actual_ Africa. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/33 "2026-07-31T00:41:01Z")
“Their” meaning the Marvel movies’, or Trump’s administration’s? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/34 "2026-07-31T01:39:03Z")
U.S. government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference [U.S. government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference](https://share.google/wZeOX4Gd8m86qOAOL) You can’t parody these people. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/35 "2026-07-31T01:45:38Z")
OK, I’ll grant that I couldn’t place them all accurately on a map… but I do at least know that the Ivory Coast is, you know, on a coast. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/36 "2026-07-31T01:50:44Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > U.S. government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference [U.S. government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference](https://share.google/wZeOX4Gd8m86qOAOL) Well, I could see at a glance the map was wrong, but I dunno if I could place them exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/37 "2026-07-31T13:23:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Well, I could see at a glance the map was wrong, but I dunno if I could place them exactly But if I was to hire you to make a graphic for a conference, you’d probably look it up. Apparently no one in Trump’s administration actually looks things up. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/38 "2026-07-31T18:26:59Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > But if I was to hire you to make a graphic for a conference, you’d probably look it up. Apparently no one in Trump’s administration actually looks things up. True and good point. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/39 "2026-08-07T16:25:13Z")
# Italians may help Germany get its trains to run on time _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/39))_ [Italians may help Germany get its trains to run on time (_The Economist_)](https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/06/italians-may-help-germany-get-its-trains-to-run-on-time?giftId=NjNiZTAwNjgtYjMwNC00YWYyLWE1ZDgtOWIwMmZkM2Q0Yzdk&utm_campaign=gifted_article) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-news-or-onion-headline/1029865/40 "2026-08-13T03:04:47Z")
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