Started as a spoof paper at the University of Wisconsin, The Onion's priceless fake headlines eventually made their way to newsstands across the country. Known for keeping its finger on the pulse of the cultural zeitgeist, The Onion is occasionally taken seriously by dim-witted news agencies. Launched in 2007, The Onion News Network, a 24-hour American cable news network (also featured on the Web), features a fake news story each day. A broadcast from two weeks ago: "Chinese Officials: Deadly Virus Sweeping China Is Just Olympic Fever").
