It sounds like their archive contains 270 year old contents, not that they’re 270 year old company
replyhttps://theonion.com/about-us/ says:
reply> Rising from its humble beginnings as a print newspaper in 1756, The Onion now enjoys a daily readership of 4.3 trillion and has grown into the single most powerful and influential organization in human history.
so I'm pretty sure it's just a joke.
Seems legit, I trust them. They even filed an amicus brief with scotus
replyHere's the amicus brief: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/2022...
replyRead the whole thing. Lots of onion-type gags in there.
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replyYeah I know, nobody takes The Onion at face value. They like to play with words
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