Dare Communications in Simi Valley, California has found for the first time on record that public demand for “fake” news has surpassed its demand for real news for the first time since their surveys began in 1767. In 2007 global news giant CNN admitted as much by establishing a link to “fake” news site “The Onion” on its homepage. “The Onion” in turn, responded by establishing a link on its homepage, to CNN.

Not everyone is jumping for joy at the newfound light touch to approaching the handling and delivery of the world’s news. Canadian Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, who is often credited with first establishing “fake” news on the “Weekend Update” segment of SNL said, “I don’t think everyone should be allowed to make jokes about the news; it’s best left in the hands of highly-paid NBC professionals.”

But kids growing up bored in history class are loving it. Carl Hamout of Denver told Dare Communications that “It’s a lot easier to memorize historical events if you’re the one making them up – and I really like that part of my learning experience.”