weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news Posts in the discussion thread "weekly world news" Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:52:44 +0000 http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1635361 Bat Boy - the return http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1635361 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:08:08 +0000 wazman_nz 1501344 Ahh yes Bat Boy, for someone who didn't exist he sure got around, i wonder what ever happened to him, kinda miss his ugly mug beaming out from the news stands.

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1634147 Re: weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1634147 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:05:20 +0000 Samantha Rowe 1339216 Speaking of supermarket tabloids…I used to take them seriously until I read headlines on the Enquirer "Korean missile shoots down angel" and "Four Horsemen of the apocalypse seen riding around London". After that, I laughed so hard and realized it is all garbage.

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1634109 Re: weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1634109 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 12:55:18 +0000 jjdefrehn 1401007 Fake, yes, but oh so fun to read. The 'fossilized tornado' headline made me chuckle. Thanks for that. :)

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1633787 Re: weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1633787 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:39:14 +0000 metalangel 1343446 WWN is fake, it's a joke.

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1299291 Re: weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1299291 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:20:02 +0000 HiVuhltage 1019386 Lol I haven't seen that on the magazine racks in forever! But yeah it's mostly humor. Batboy? Come on.

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1297898 (no title) http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1297898 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:40 +0000 bog and the life and times of Bat Boy!

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1297885 Re: weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1297885 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:35:43 +0000 Alene Y 344540 I wondered if it was the same as the supermarket tabloid. I can't imagine anyone taking them seriously. I had seen some really ridiculous headlines on their front page, but I think the "fossilized tornado" has to be the most ludicrous idea I've ever heard.

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1297842 Re: weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1297842 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:24:26 +0000 Marko S 482496 A quick glance of the Wikipedia page of the Weekly World News (emphasis mine)…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_World_News

Quote:

The Weekly World News was a supermarket tabloid published in the United States from 1979 to 2007, renowned for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes and an approach to news that verged on the satirical. Its characteristic black-and-white covers have become pop-culture images widely used in the arts. It continues to exist as a website.

The Wikipedia page gives some examples of the stories the tabloid has run:

Bigfoot had stolen a Race Car during a race, earning the name BigLEADfoot!

A fossilized tornado found underground

[…] a cannibal food critic, who rated the people he had eaten, based on their nationalities. For example, he didn't like Mexican or Chinese people as food, because they were "too spicy." Germans, on the other hand, were fattening and "greasy" while the one American he had eaten was rated highly for "taste, texture, and appearance."

Reliable news source? Ummmmmmm…. no.

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1297776 (no title) http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1297776 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:43:32 +0000 Juanita Agree with 3WMElliott

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1297745 Re: weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1297745 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:09:34 +0000 3WMElliott 487486 It's satire. Like the Onion, only older.

]]> http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767#post-1297743 weekly world news http://2012hoax.wikidot.com/forum/t-407767/weekly-world-news#post-1297743 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:07:42 +0000 Per is weekly world news reliable? seems like a credibel news site?

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