Yes. The Onion is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does The Onion take?

One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — fake news headlines that outlived the real ones.

Does The Onion work on a phone?

Yes. The Onion works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

What kind of site is The Onion?

We list it under Comedy Department — reliable laughs, low commitment. Headline craft is the whole discipline. A good one does its work in eleven words before you have clicked anything.

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The Onion

Fake news headlines that outlived the real ones

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What The Onion actually is

Satire dressed in the flat register of wire copy, complete with stock photos, invented experts and correspondent quotes. Nothing reported here is real, and the joke usually lands entirely in the headline. Three decades of archive sit behind the front page.

Why it is worth your time

Headline craft is the whole discipline. A good one does its work in eleven words before you have clicked anything.

Common questions

Is The Onion free?: Yes. The Onion is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does The Onion take?: One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — fake news headlines that outlived the real ones.
Does The Onion work on a phone?: Yes. The Onion works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is The Onion?: We list it under Comedy Department — reliable laughs, low commitment. Headline craft is the whole discipline. A good one does its work in eleven words before you have clicked anything.

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