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Friday 8 February 2019

Lone Elderly Man Visits Pond To Pelt Ducks With Rocks - Factual or Satirical?



Factual or Satirical?

The Onion: 

What does this website look like?
If you were to just scroll down this page without looking at headlines or reports, you would think it's a genuine news site. 

What photo is it using?
A man sitting on a bench in a park 'throwing rocks at ducks'

What headlines are they sharing?
Some of the headlines on this news site look like they could be actual headlines. There's some headlines about Trump, other numerous political events, etc. But then there's headlines like this one...

Seems legit

Do you think this is a factual website or a satirical website?
Satirical

The New York Times:

What does this website look like?
Again, it looks like a genuine news site. Only difference is, The New York Times actually is a real news site. The Onion? Not so much...

What photo is it using?
The article I chose from this news website doesn't actually have a photo, but you can tell it's factual by the fact it's a genuinely serious topic.

What headlines are they sharing?
Headlines about current events, politics, things happening in other countries, and more.

Do you think this is a factual website or a satirical website?
Factual. For starters, I've heard of this news company/site before, so I already know that it's factual. Another thing that shows me that it's factual is the fact that it uploads more frequently than 'The Onion', and every single article has what exact time it was uploaded, where as on 'The Onion' only some of the articles have details about when it was uploaded.

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