![]() The Babylon Bee’s founder, Adam Ford, tweeted his thoughts on this poor reporting in a long thread. While Snopes ended its fact-checking partnership with Facebook in February of 2019, they may be setting a precedent for other fact-checking sites. Sabrina Singh, Harris' current deputy press secretary and main speechwriter, has been poached by Sesame Street to write speeches for them instead. While Facebook apologized for hiding Babylon Bee content in the past, another “fake news” review could leave the Babylon Bee without access to Facebook and threatens its ability to monetize. According to sources within the White House, Kamala Harris is once again losing another staff member as her top aide is leaving the administration after taking a new job. Thanks to the 2016 election cycle, Facebook has partnered with fact-checking websites such as Snopes to combat “fake news.” Snopes, however, categorizes Babylon Bee articles as “fake news.” This threatens the publications ability to share its content. ![]() Snopes is using social media’s purge of fake news to destroy satirical publications they don’t like. The Babylon Bee released an official statement highlighting the consequences this Snopes article may have on it. Snopes using its platform to say the Babylon Bee’s brand of satire is a threat to facts misses the most important fact: It’s satire! The subhead of the Snopes “fact-check” reads, “We’re not sure if fanning the flames of controversy and muddying the details of a news story classify an article as ‘satire.'” Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on the weeks craziest news, videos and memes - all curated by the team that brought you The Babylon Bee. In the satirical piece, the Babylon Bee made fun of the story by saying the woman was told to “go back to where she came from” by a Chick-fil-a employee. The woman was a Democratic Georgia lawmaker who was evidently using the phrase “go back to where you came from” in light of President Trump’s tweets. From the authors of the bestselling Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness, and the minds behind the popular website The Babylon Bee comes a tongue-in-cheek guide to. The Babylon Bee wrote a satirical piece on a recent news story regarding a woman who lied about being told to “ go back to where she came from” by a white male in a grocery store. Snopes Issues Pre-Approval Of All Statements Made During Tonight's Democratic Debate Some pundits have even said Snopes is actively working to deplatform and delegitimize the Babylon Bee. Regardless of Snopes’ original intentions with fact-checking satire, an article it published today took an opinionated aim at the Babylon Bee.
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