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IDF Soldier Recounts Harrowing, Heroic War Story Of Killing 8-Month-Old Child (www.theonion.com)
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[–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It was when the article was written. In 2018.

No one online does even basic research anymore, like even clicking the link. Everyone just reads the headline and makes assumptions.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah guys be sure to read the whole The Onion article, not just the headlines, if you want to stay informed

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The poster I responded to was clearly taking the article at face value, even ignoring the satirical nature, it's a 5 year old article either way and not written about current events.

    A post trying to conflate a 5 year old satire article and current events is factually wrong and should be called out, even if the source is obviously satire.

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  • [+] -31 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yes, but it's not funny now, so why is someone posting it? It's incredibly poor taste .

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    It’s not meant to be funny. It’s meant to be shocking and lead your outrage in a quest to disprove the core tenet, only to be forced to confront the awful element/actual reality the article was satirizing.

    The “oooof that’s hits close to home” reaction is the entire point

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