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The Borowitz Report Turns 25

A quarter century of making up the news.

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Andy Borowitz
Jan 04, 2026
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In 2001, I started making up news stories and emailing them to friends. I had no idea that someday this would be how I’d make a living.

I just thought it would be a fun hobby, and way better than gardening, at which I totally sucked.

After a few months of sending out stories by cutting and pasting email addresses into the “To:” field, one friend suggeste…

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