You’ve probably spotted at least one sketch by the very talented Rosie Holt, in which her callous Tory character comments on the news. Like this –
MP doesn’t know whether she attended Downing St Party pic.twitter.com/Cb0H3abfqq
— Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt) January 11, 2022
It won’t surprise you to learn that a lot of people didn’t realise it was a sketch, reacting as though Rosie were a genuinely terrible human.
What might surprise you, however, is that people fall for much more obviously fake news, and Reddit’s r/AteTheOnion forum is packed with examples.
We gathered some favourites.
1. We’d still eat those Cheetos
2. The precious vaccine
3. Driven by Biden hate
4. He literally tweeted that
5. Covidiocy in action
6. Someone’s been making their own bongs
7. Whine expert
8. Ah, yes – the famous Meat Feminism
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