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The Onion's Conspiracy Cycle Meme

A circular diagram meme with The Onion's green onion logo at the center. Surrounding the logo, a clockwise cycle of text reads: 'Make up fake joke conspiracy' (top), 'CIA declassifies documents' (right), 'It all actually happened' (bottom), and 'They were right all along!' (left), connected by arrows to form a loop. The design humorously suggests The Onion's satirical fake news often aligns with later-revealed real CIA documents.
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Make up fake joke conspiracy → CIA declassifies documents → It all actually happened → They were right all along!

Overview

A circular diagram meme with The Onion's green onion logo at the center. Surrounding the logo, a clockwise cycle of text reads: 'Make up fake joke conspiracy' (top), 'CIA declassifies documents' (right), 'It all actually happened' (bottom), and 'They were right all along!' (left), connected by arrows to form a loop. The design humorously suggests The Onion's satirical fake news often aligns with later-revealed real CIA documents.

Origin notes

Source: Reddit:Meme. Likely user-created using a graphic design tool to arrange the circular text layout and incorporate The Onion's iconic logo. References The Onion, a renowned satirical news outlet, and plays on the cultural trope of their fictional stories coinciding with real declassified government events.

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