Austrian newspaper copies from German version of The Onion
Austrian newspaper copies from German version of The Onion
Österreichische Zeitung oe24 übernimmt Postillon-Artikel! In einer Welt, in der Fakten und Fiktion oft ununterscheidbar verschmelzen,
#Austrian newspaper oe24 takes over Postillon article
In a world where fact and fiction often merge indistinguishably, a curious story is causing a stir and hilarity. Jörg Thomann, a fictional character from Frankfurt, has allegedly managed to realize his dream: After six years of meticulously searching for and collecting fallen Boeing parts, he built his own airplane. This story, originally published as satire by Postillon, was shared on Instagram by the Austrian daily newspaper OE24 and mistakenly taken at face value. Over 1,000 users responded to the post with a "like" within a few hours, a testament to the viral nature of misinformation.
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Original article by Der Postillon
#Finally complete: Collector builds his own airplane from lost Boeing parts
Frankfurt (dpo) - It was hard work, but it was worth it: after six years, collector and hobbyist Jörg Thomann from Frankfurt has managed to collect enough fallen Boeing parts to build his own airplane.
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Okay, but - is this post in itself satirical? xd
I included the satirical post below the report. I just couldn't find any Ate The Onion community on Lemmy.
You're good! But a "normal" newspaper stealing from postillon sounded like a joke to me xd
It's a double satire
Onions have layers
Like ogres?
The joke is calling Oe24 a newspaper. It's colorful Toiletpaper.
well häuslpapier.at goes somewhere else appropriate