Duffel Blog
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| Type | US military Parody news organization |
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| Format | Digital |
| Editor | Paul Szoldra |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Website | duffelblog.com |
The Duffel Blog is an American military news satire organization featuring satirical articles reporting on US military news. It is often described as "the military version of The Onion."[1] It was founded in March 2012 by Marine veteran Paul Szoldra, originally as a way to drive web traffic to his website CollegeVeteran.com.[2] It eventually branched out and became its own entertainment website. The site enjoys a large following among civilians, veterans, and servicemen alike.[3] The blog has more than 150,000 fans on Facebook and about 10,000 Twitter followers.[2][3]
Among their spoof articles are one that suggested a speech by the Commanding General of Fort Benning resulted in a deadly riot, and another that said uncounted military absentee ballots would have resulted in Mitt Romney winning the 2012 US Presidential Election.[4][5] In November 2012, the site launched an online petition to the White House to lift the services’ bans on hands in pockets.[6] Yet another, about Guantanamo detainees getting GI Bill benefits, resulted in a formal inquiry by U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell.[1] The website counts Marine General James Mattis, the subject of several DuffleBlog posts, as a fan.[7][8]
See also
- List of satirical magazines
- List of satirical news websites
- List of satirical television news programs
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- ↑ Londono, Ernesto, "Duffel Blog makes fun of military absurdities — and has the Pentagon laughing, too", Washington Post, 8 December 2013; retrieved 9 December 2013.
