Journey to the Fringe

When Fake News Was Fun News: Weekly World News P1


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This week, we’re diving headfirst into the wonderfully weird world of the Weekly World News—the tabloid that proved reality is just a suggestion. From Bat Boy’s cave escapades to dragon-in-a-jar hoaxes, WWN was the supermarket shelf’s reigning champion of outrageous headlines and lovable nonsense. With a mix of clipped “news,” wild fiction, and opinion columns so spicy they’d make your grandma blush, this rag had readers questioning: “Is this real? Who cares!” Whether you remember it as the black-and-white beacon of bizarre or just a guilty checkout aisle pleasure, we’re unpacking the legacy of a publication that kept the weird alive and the incredulous entertained. Strap in for an episode full of laughs, nostalgia, and the kind of news that’s definitely not fake… or is it?

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