The Headline Game – 3/28/07

Real life or parody? Sometimes, I can’t tell the difference anymore. That’s when it’s time for the Headline Game.

Below are two headlines from CNN.com and two headlines from The Onion. Can you spot which are the real headlines and which are the fakes?

1. ‘Ask a Ninja,’ OK Go win YouTube Awards
2. Injured troops request extended tours to avoid being sent to Walter Reed
3. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confesses to confessing under torture
4. Oscar-nominated actor’s big love: Physics

Note: Capitalization on the Onion headlines changed to match the style of CNN.

Answers: Story 1, Story 2, Story 3, Story 4

How did you do?

2 Responses to “The Headline Game – 3/28/07”

  1. Christine Says:

    Okay, I’ll try this one. I can’t do the riddles at all; I keep trying and failing, miserably. :-)

    1. CNN 2. Onion 3. Onion 4. CNN

  2. Bill Says:

    Christine, welcome!

    You’re correct on all four!

    The Onion headlines this week seem particularly timely. It’s a strage time we live in…

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