When did Gawker start reporting “fictional news”?

I mean, I get the snark and their overall hipster “beyond good and evil” tone, etc. I get that their “news reporting” is meant, however poorly, to be taken as quasi comedic. However, this piece is just fiction. I mean, aside from the fact that the Olsen twin in question is dating someone, the rest is just a fabrication.

And then there is this little gem right at the end:

In a related story, Ashley Olsen and President Obama’s half-brother Malik Obama were recently spotted shopping for windchimes on Fire Island.

What is this even supposed to mean?!


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