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@jballs@sh.itjust.works to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish • 2 years ago

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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@jballs@sh.itjust.works to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish • 2 years ago
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LEWISTON, ME—In the hours following a violent rampage in Maine in which a lone attacker killed at least 16 individuals and injured numerous others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Wednesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from …
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    37•2 years ago

    They just change the date, city, number of victims, and then change the fake person’s name for the quote. The rest stays exactly the same.

    • @Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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      17•2 years ago

      Yes, that’s how all news sites do it now

      • @Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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        But in this case it’s part of the point of the repeating article that the article is nearly identical every time

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