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One of The Onion's "Operation Facebook" links deleted
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2020 Apr 21, 12:30pm 1,001 views 7 comments
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SunnyvaleCA
2020 Apr 21, 12:44pm
Your embedded video worked for me on the first try. Satire is a great way to inform.
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Patrick
2020 Apr 21, 1:12pm
Patrick
2020 Apr 21, 1:12pm
Here's the original link:
http://www.theonion.com/video/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-cos,19753/
The Onion definitely deleted it.
http://www.theonion.com/video/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-cos,19753/
The Onion definitely deleted it.
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Patrick
2020 Apr 21, 1:19pm
Patrick
2020 Apr 21, 1:19pm
OK, here's another version that does show the video on The Onion:
https://www.theonion.com/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-costs-1819594988
OK, so that link still works.
https://www.theonion.com/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-costs-1819594988
CIA's 'Facebook' Program Dramatically Cut Agency's Costs
3/21/11 9:00AM
The CIA's invention of Facebook has saved the government millions of dollars.
OK, so that link still works.
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Patrick
2023 Feb 4, 7:01pm
Patrick
2023 Feb 4, 7:01pm
Kind of surprised they haven't deleted that link yet, since it's so close to the truth:
https://www.theonion.com/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-costs-1819594988
https://www.theonion.com/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-costs-1819594988
Not there!
Was famous.
There a copy of the video here, didn't come up at first, but did on second try (accident?):
www.youtube.com/embed/cqggW08BWO0
Can anyone find it here? https://web.archive.org/web/*/theonion.com