Trending #fakenews #satire article: “Nation Demands More Slow-Motion Footage Of Running Basset Hounds”

With over 35898 Facebook engagements counted on Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:10:00 GMT, the article titled “Nation Demands More Slow-Motion Footage Of Running Basset Hounds” (publish date Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:00:46 GMT) on the satire website theonion.com is currently trending on Facebook.
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“ Nation Demands More Slow-Motion Footage Of Running Basset Hounds Go to permalink WASHINGTON—Insisting that the dogs be filmed not only more frequently but also in the most adorable manner possible, the American populace on Friday demanded more slow-motion footage of running basset hounds. “We’re calling for a dramatic increase in the number of slo-mo videos featuring droopy basset hounds racing toward the camera,” said Montana resident Peter Tomsett, echoing the sentiment of all 323 million Americans who declared it was urgent that they see curtains of skin flapping, ears waving back and forth, and drool slopping everywhere as the dogs bound through a field at a fraction of their real-life speed. “
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