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Re:Snopes Under Legal Attack from Salon.com by ceejayoz on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @11:33AM (#21515398)
> The only people who could possibly be confused that this is real news are toddlers who have not yet developed abstract thinking and would be confused by the whole thing anyway.

An actual Congressional representative fell for an Onion article titled "Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex".

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-congressman-falls-vi...

> "I was kind of on the fence in the beginning," says the made-up person, Marcy Kolrath, in the article. "But after a couple of margaritas and a ride down the lazy river they've got circling the place, I got caught up in the vibe. By the time it was over, I almost wished I could've aborted twins and gotten to stay a little longer."

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Re:Snopes Under Legal Attack from Salon.com by mnm1 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @01:16PM (#21516498)
Our congressmen are as dumb as toddlers. What else is new? The parent probably should have specified that no person with a brain could be fooled by such articles. That would have ruled out politicians like this congressman.
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