China falls for "The Onion" story

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• Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:32:32 -0700
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A Beijing newspaper (circ. 1.25 million) mistook a story in "The Onion"
as the truth and translated it word-for-word.

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,53048,00.html?tw=wn_ascii

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