Showing a photo (that included an image of The Clapper packaging) to go along with the article would add more flavor to comedy of it all. But would showing a picture make it potentially more of a problem?
I'm trying to think if the Onion has ever shown real products in their satire stories.
BTW...
Imagine an Onion News story like this....
In order to accommodate Joe Biden's cognitive decline, the US Military has modified the nuclear football so that Biden can use The Clapper in lieu of nuclear codes to control the US nuke arsenal.
Would this be a fair use situation?