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Oops: Onion Dupes Bangladeshi Papers on Fake Moon Landing

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(Newser) – Satire just doesn't translate well. Two Bangladeshi newspapers have apologized to readers after breathlessly reporting a US scoop: Neil Armstrong thinks the moon landing was a hoax! Problem is, the story appeared in the Onion. "We've since learned that the fun site runs false and juicy reports based on a historic incident," wrote the Daily Manab Zamin. "The truth is that Neil Armstrong never gave such an interview. We are sorry."

In the Onion story, Armstrong calls a news conference to say he's been swayed by a passionate blogger and some "persuasive YouTube videos." He concludes that while the flight felt real at the time, it was all done at a sound stage, "most likely in New Mexico." Says the editor of the other duped paper, the New Nation: "We didn't know the Onion was not a real news site."

In this July 20, 1969, file photo, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E.
In this July 20, 1969, file photo, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin plant a US flag on the moon. Allegedly.   (AP Photo/NASA, file)
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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 4, 09 11:55 AM CDT
It's all good. Some people in America don't know that Fox isn't real news. Reply
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sully4411
Sep 4, 09 12:02 PM CDT
hahhahaha This article brings up a very valid point....who knows whats real now-a-days anyhow, less you see it with your own eyes? you cant believe shit anymore...this one is a little ridiculous tho
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Reader64481089
Sep 4, 09 12:37 PM CDT
Doctor, I had no idea that the Bangladeshi were Republican? How confusing it must be
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westonism
Sep 4, 09 12:45 PM CDT
Ow! Nice one.
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RogerMohajir
Sep 4, 09 12:22 PM CDT
Yes, it is confusing. I remember reading in Bangladesh's newspaper of record, the Daily Chapati, that the United States had elected a black man president. Being an educated man, though, I knew that it was just some kind of hoax. Reply
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