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Followers
1.4M
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$7.6K – $12.3K / sponsored post
Estimated from audience size & typical reach — every deal is negotiable and held in SocialDB escrow.
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Known for
📊 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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“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
“I can’t believe I didn’t spot one Fat Bastard the whole time I was here,” said Ben Frachs
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/
This weeks editorial cartoon: Who’s Bad?
Dugout Floor Covered In Spat-Out Clamshells
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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/
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The Onion looks back on 250 years of American exceptionalism. Watch now on youtube.com/theonion
🦋 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.
📍Based in United States.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated58/100
Fair
Credibility score
81%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- 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).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
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