Because a lot of us don't understand why a random person would take the time to create a fake story and share it. So at first were like.. really? It's possible since this world is crazy now. The onion, a fake news article, does such ridiculous stories. But they seem like they might be true, because how crazy shit is. The first onion story I saw was, federal government to start making feminine money. They were shaped like a bra or something. And I just remember thinking, this is totally possible with all the gender equality shit I see