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About
Origin
On February, 24 2013, during the Academy Awards, the official twitter account for The Onion made a controversial tweet about Academy Award nominee, Quvenzhane Wallis.
Spread
Negative reaction to the tweet spread quickly on sites like tumblr, twitter, and facebook. Several posts on tumblr gave contact information of The Onion. Within an hour of the tweet being made, it was deleted.
The Onion Apologizes
The morning after the incident, The Onion issued an official apology on their tumblr. [1]
External Links
[1]tumblr – The Onion Apologizes