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On Aug. 15, 2019, the website ThinAirToday published an article positing that a man in Saudi Arabia accidentally bought two Airbus A350s for his son's birthday: This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature. ThinAirToday carries a disclaimer at the bottom of its website that plainly states: All content is satirical. Despite the disclaimer, a number of social media users shared this bit of fiction as if it were a genuine news story: This satirical article was also picked up by at least one genuine news outlet, TimesNowNews.com. That outlet has updated its article to explain the story originated on a satire site.
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