r/nottheonion↗
Sadly, this is not the Onion.
For true stories that you could have sworn were from The Onion.
26.1M subscribers2,101 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)963 authors / mosince 2008
r/nottheonion has 26.1M members (+1.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,101 posts a month from 963 people. Top topics: Crime and Robberies, Fraud and Theft Cases and Car Crimes and Chases.
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Topics and brands on r/nottheonion
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Crime and Robberies0.2%
- Fraud and Theft Cases0.2%
- Car Crimes and Chases0.2%
- Mask Controversies and Incidents0.1%
- DrunkDrivingCrashes0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- The Independent
- CBS News
- NPR
- CBC
- Ctvnews
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