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Followers
1.35M
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

Everyone In Oval Office Meeting Currently In Some Stage Of Stroke2.5K views Everyone In Oval Office Meeting Currently In Some Stage Of Stroke Tourist Disappointed To Leave Scotland Without Seeing Single Fat Bastard https://theonion.com/tourist-disappointed-to-leave-scotland-without-seeing-single-fat-bastard/1.2K views Tourist Disappointed To Leave Scotland Without Seeing Single Fat Bastard https://theonion.com/tourist-disappointed-to-leave-scotland-without-seeing-single-fat-bastard/ One-Week Sober Man Thought All Problems Would Be Fixed By Now https://theonion.com/one-week-sober-man-thought-all-problems-would-be-fixed-by-now/1.1K views One-Week Sober Man Thought All Problems Would Be Fixed By Now https://theonion.com/one-week-sober-man-thought-all-problems-would-be-fixed-by-now/ Study: Elephants Only Other Species Capable Of Leveraging Synergies In Brand Portfolio https://theonion.com/study-elephants-only-other-species-capable-of-leveraging-synergies-in-brand-portfolio/992 views Study: Elephants Only Other Species Capable Of Leveraging Synergies In Brand Portfolio https://theonion.com/study-elephants-only-other-species-capable-of-leveraging-synergies-in-brand-portfolio/

📊 Post engagement

811
Avg engagement / post
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
Apr 2023
On Bluesky since

🔥 Top post: Everyone In Oval Office Meeting Currently In Some Stage Of Strok · 2.5K likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 3 text · 8 image · 1 video.
Follower / following
337.8K×
Follows 4 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Everyone In Oval Office Meeting Currently In Some Stage Of Stroke ★ 2.5K
“It’s been seven days since I had a drink, but I still haven’t gotten a job, started a family, and completely turned my life around,” said Trent Ross ★ 472 “I can’t believe I didn’t spot one Fat Bastard the whole time I was here,” said Ben Frachs ★ 598 Make your money proud for once. https://store.theonion.com/products/the-onion-newspaper-july-2026-physical-copy ★ 380 Study: Elephants Only Other Species Capable Of Leveraging Synergies In Brand Portfolio https://theonion.com/study-elephants-only-other-species-capable-of-leveraging-synergies-in-brand-portfolio/ ★ 992 Bachelorette Party Bankrupts 4 Of Bride’s Fave Girlies https://theonion.com/bachelorette-party-bankrupts-4-of-brides-fave-girlies/ ★ 980 One-Week Sober Man Thought All Problems Would Be Fixed By Now https://theonion.com/one-week-sober-man-thought-all-problems-would-be-fixed-by-now/ ★ 1.1K Mamdani Urges Feds To Arrest Netanyahu https://theonion.com/mamdani-urges-feds-to-arrest-netanyahu/ ★ 419 This weeks editorial cartoon: Who’s Bad? ★ 264 Dugout Floor Covered In Spat-Out Clamshells ★ 463 ▶ The Onion looks back on 250 years of American exceptionalism. Watch now on youtube.com/theonion ★ 407 Tourist Disappointed To Leave Scotland Without Seeing Single Fat Bastard https://theonion.com/tourist-disappointed-to-leave-scotland-without-seeing-single-fat-bastard/ ★ 1.2K

🦋 Handle & authenticity

✅ Domain-verified
@theonion.com
The handle is the domain theonion.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real theonion.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Apr 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 811 views per post.
🏅Earned the 1M Followers for passing 1M followers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

58/100 Fair
  • Est. 81% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
81%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

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📸 Gallery

Make your money proud for once. https://store.theonion.com/products/the-onion-newspaper-july-2026-physical-copy Study: Elephants Only Other Species Capable Of Leveraging Synergies In Brand Portfolio https://theonion.com/study-elephants-only-other-species-capable-of-leveraging-synergies-in-brand-portfolio/ Bachelorette Party Bankrupts 4 Of Bride’s Fave Girlies https://theonion.com/bachelorette-party-bankrupts-4-of-brides-fave-girlies/ One-Week Sober Man Thought All Problems Would Be Fixed By Now https://theonion.com/one-week-sober-man-thought-all-problems-would-be-fixed-by-now/ Mamdani Urges Feds To Arrest Netanyahu https://theonion.com/mamdani-urges-feds-to-arrest-netanyahu/ Dugout Floor Covered In Spat-Out Clamshells The Onion looks back on 250 years of American exceptionalism. Watch now on youtube.com/theonion Tourist Disappointed To Leave Scotland Without Seeing Single Fat Bastard https://theonion.com/tourist-disappointed-to-leave-scotland-without-seeing-single-fat-bastard/

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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