The Most Hilarious Fake News Sites

The Onion

The Onion © The Onion. The Onion

Since 1996, The Onion has been delivering a daily dose of satire in the form of fake news stories accompanied by hilarious Photoshopped images. With categories including Politics, Sports, Technology, and Entertainment, you're sure to find something to put a smile on your face while reading "America's Finest News Source."

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The Borowitz Report
© The Borowitz Report. The Borowitz Report

The Borowitz Report is a satirical news parody blog written by humorist Andy Borowitz, a man who was once called "America's satire king" by a legitimate news site, The Daily Beast. 

Every day on the Borowitz Report, which was purchased by New Yorker magazine in 2012, Borowitz posts brief news stories with his signature biting satirical style. He also maintains a ​Twitter page which was named the number one Twitter feed in the world by a Time magazine poll in 2011.

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NewsMutiny © NewsMutiny. NewsMutiny

Their tagline is "Satire for the wise, news for the dumb," which sums this site up nicely. Each day, NewsMutiny skewers world events with funny headlines (and occasionally colorful language, often making in NSFW) and brief AP-style stories. 

Subtle bits of humor sprinkle liberally across categories such as Entertainment, World, Local, Home and Garden, and "Advice," including a market watch ticker that lists the daily Dow and NASDAQ figures as "sad" and "grumpy."

The Spoof © The Spoof. The Spoof

This satirical news site is slightly different than the others because instead of having a paid staff of funny writers creating the content, the stories are all submitted by the website's readers


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