Y'all probably remember this one: People's Daily, yet another nationally syndicated state-run news organization, fell for this ingenious Onion article last year. The Onion even got in on the fun after they saw the re-post, writing: "For more coverage on The Onion's Sexiest Man Alive 2012, Kim Jong-Un, please visit our friends at the People's Daily in China, a proud Communist subsidiary of The Onion, Inc. Exemplary reportage, comrades." Bless their souls.

For a timeline of how this became "news" in China see this Shanghaiist article.