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On 16 June 2017, The Onion published an article positing that WWE officials had killed a champion wrestler because a 7-year-old boy had wandered into his steel cage: This article was quickly circulated widely via social media by users who shared it as if it were a real news report. However, there was no truth to the tale, which originated with the venerable humor site The Onion, a publication widely known for its satire. In this case the Onion was spoofing such high-profile incidents as the fatal shooting of a gorilla named Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo in order to rescue a three-year-old child who fell into the animal's enclosure. For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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