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Whoopi Goldberg, along with soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe, have announced their intention to leave America..See more
The headline read, “Breaking: Whoopi Goldberg to Leave America with Megan Rapinoe; ‘We Get No Respect Here.’
That headline read, “‘I don’t get any respect’: Megan Rapinoe To Leave America After Heavy Criticism.”
However, these two articles were not a factual recounting of real-life events. The stories originated with a website that describes its output as being satirical in nature, both on its.
on The Dunning-Kruger Times satire website on Sept. 6. The Dunning-Kruger Times is part of the America’s Last Line of Defense network.
The headline of the story read, “Megan Rapinoe Says She’s Leaving America: ‘I Get No Respect.'” The “get no respect” quotes from both websites were made up.