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| − | '''Babylon Bee''' is a satirical website. | + | [[image:unexpected_deaths_increasing_cause_unknown_Babylon_Bee.jpg|left|330px]] |
| + | '''Babylon Bee''' is a satirical website. Several of its satires have preceded actual news stories. | ||
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| + | ==Mainstream media recognition== | ||
| + | [[Fox News]] published an article about a piece that mocks [[CNN]] on the Babylon Bee in January 2020.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/babylon-bee-cnn-satire-fake</ref> | ||
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| + | The [[NYT]] mentions two Babylon Bee articles in September 2020 in their reporting on "What Went Viral This Week": | ||
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| + | * 3. The Babylon Bee: NBA Players Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg | ||
| + | * 6. The Babylon Bee: Fisher-Price Releases ‘My First Peaceful Protest’ Playset With House You Can Actually Burn Down | ||
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| + | [[Robin Pogrebin]] of the [[New York Times]] in September 2020 retweeted the Babylon Bee article: "NBA Players Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg" without any comment, probably believing it, later deleting the tweet.<ref>http://archive.today/2020.09.25-163714/https://twitter.com/rpogrebin/status/1309312199278694400</ref> | ||
==2020 Censorship== | ==2020 Censorship== | ||
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[[Facebook]] began soft censoring Babylon Bee in 2020.<ref>https://reclaimthenet.org/facebook-do-you-want-to-share-babylon-bee/</ref> [[Twitter]] started censoring it in August 2020.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/election-fraud-twitter-suspends-babylon-bee-bans-top-trump-supporter-bill-mitchell-gop/</ref> | [[Facebook]] began soft censoring Babylon Bee in 2020.<ref>https://reclaimthenet.org/facebook-do-you-want-to-share-babylon-bee/</ref> [[Twitter]] started censoring it in August 2020.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/election-fraud-twitter-suspends-babylon-bee-bans-top-trump-supporter-bill-mitchell-gop/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 14 April 2023
Babylon Bee is a satirical website. Several of its satires have preceded actual news stories.
Mainstream media recognition
Fox News published an article about a piece that mocks CNN on the Babylon Bee in January 2020.[1]
The NYT mentions two Babylon Bee articles in September 2020 in their reporting on "What Went Viral This Week":
- 3. The Babylon Bee: NBA Players Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- 6. The Babylon Bee: Fisher-Price Releases ‘My First Peaceful Protest’ Playset With House You Can Actually Burn Down
Robin Pogrebin of the New York Times in September 2020 retweeted the Babylon Bee article: "NBA Players Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg" without any comment, probably believing it, later deleting the tweet.[2]
2020 Censorship
Facebook began soft censoring Babylon Bee in 2020.[3] Twitter started censoring it in August 2020.[4]
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References
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/media/babylon-bee-cnn-satire-fake
- ↑ http://archive.today/2020.09.25-163714/https://twitter.com/rpogrebin/status/1309312199278694400
- ↑ https://reclaimthenet.org/facebook-do-you-want-to-share-babylon-bee/
- ↑ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/election-fraud-twitter-suspends-babylon-bee-bans-top-trump-supporter-bill-mitchell-gop/
