The claim

Supposedly the USA was bought by five billionaires in 1927, according to a sharepic with a photo of what appears to be an old newspaper.

Our conclusion

The newspaper does not exist, it is a satirical article from the satirical site “The Onion”, which is very well known in the USA. The title of the newspaper is intentionally not visible in the sharepic in order to disguise its origin.

It is not politicians who rule the USA, but rather the five richest families since 1927, according to the unanimous opinion of many conspiracy mythists.
The photo of an old newspaper in which this is announced is supposed to prove this, but why doesn't anyone know about it? Why is it never mentioned? Is it being covered up by “those up there”? Or did someone just cut an “onion” to make us cry?

The alleged newspaper from 1927

A sharepic that has been circulating for a few months shows what appears to be a photo of an old newspaper:

The sharepic with what appears to be an old newspaper
The sharepic with what appears to be an old newspaper

Above what appears to be a photo of the newspaper it says: “ This is a 1927 News Article Showing America was sold to 5 Billionaires. The Rothschild's, Rockefellers, DuPont's, Harriman's and Warburg's " ("This is a news article from 1927 showing that America was sold to 5 billionaires. The Rothschilds, Rockefellers, DuPonts, Harrimans and Warburgs").

The article itself is almost indecipherable, but a photo of John D. Rockefeller visible and the article headline: " Billionaires buy US from Millionaires" and the subtitles " Future of Nation in Yet Wealthier Hands " ( “The future of the nation is in even wealthier hands”) and “ Rich will regulate government, citizenry ”.

The origin of the newspaper article: The Onion

To get straight to the point: No, this newspaper never existed in printed form.
Someone printed out what was supposed to be a newspaper article from a particular site and yellowed the photo to make the newspaper look real. Here the original:

Not a real newspaper from 1927
Not a real newspaper from 1927, source: The Onion

“The Onion” is not a real newspaper, but a very well-known satirical site , which posted this picture of a supposed newspaper on August 24, 2005 (see HERE ) and even called it “The Onion” (in German: The Onion) so that no one would believe that it was real.

Of course, this would have been too revealing on the sharepic if someone were to search for “The Onion” on the Internet, which is why the title of the supposed newspaper is intentionally not visible on the sharepic.

By the way, this wasn't the only satirical newspaper article on the site, you can find more of it HERE , including articles about how, thanks to John Rambo, the USA has now subsequently won the Vietnam War and that, according to the architects, the Empire State Building is safely in front of it attacks by giant monkeys .

Summary

The newspaper does not exist, it is a satirical article from the satirical site “The Onion”, which is very well known in the USA. The title of the newspaper is intentionally not visible in the sharepic in order to disguise its origin. So no, the USA has not been owned by five billionaire families since 1927.

Further sources:

Lead Stories , Check your Fact , dpa
Also interesting: In a promotional video, Mattel apparently announces a pregnant Ken doll, which apparently deeply disturbs relevant circles - and makes them overlook the fact that the video comes from a satirical site.
Didn’t understand satire? No, there is no pregnant Ken doll from Mattel!


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