We find a sense of humour at Conservapedia, our bulwark against liberal bias — “the truth shall set you free”.

The entry for Barack Obama reads, “President-elect Obama could become the first Muslim President, and may be sworn into office at his inauguration on January 20, 2009, using the Koran.”

(The editors even put up a supposed source for this “fact”, which on closer examination is a Christian Science Monitor article headlined, “At swearing in, congressman wants to carry Koran. Outrage ensues.” Only the sharp-eyed would notice that Barack Obama on Inauguration Day will no longer be a Congressman, and that the story actually refers to Democratic Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota.)

Some very po-faced readers, citing accuracy, credibility, blah blah blah, keep trying to modify the entry — at least to the extent of taking the Koran bit out — but the editors are dogged enough to keep restoring the humourous parody.

So, kudos to y’all at Conservapedia! The Onion would be proud of you.

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