The dummy libs are at it again – they’re attacking the Babylon Bee because some people are sharing their hilarious articles as true and not as satire.
To put this in perspective, this is the same number of engagements the top NY Times and CNN stories on Facebook had over the past week.
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) January 5, 2020
A lot of people sharing this "satirical" story on Facebook don't know it is satire. https://t.co/HnDjuqw2si
This is CNN’s reporter covering “disinformation” but people noticed something very funny. He got his panties in a big ol’ bunch over the conservative Christian (and consistently brilliant) satire at the Babylon Bee:
Having a disclaimer buried somewhere on your site that says it’s “satire” seems like a good way to get around a lot of the changes Facebook has made to reduce the spread of clickbait and misinformation.
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) January 5, 2020
… but he seems to really enjoy the satire coming from The Onion, which is from a left-wing slant:
A CNN reporter is taking shots at the Bee because our articles get shared a lot and some people think they're real (which will always happen with satire).
— Adam Ford (@Adam4d) January 6, 2020
After thinking "how adorable," I thought, "well surely this guy has chirped at the Onion for the same thing..." 1/3 https://t.co/m047iwflAk
There are websites dedicated to chronicling reactions from people who think Onion stories are real. Foreign leaders have famously been fooled by Onion articles. And this guy's bio says he "covers disinformation" for CNN. Surely he has taken the Onion to task as well, yes? 2/3
— Adam Ford (@Adam4d) January 6, 2020
As it turns out, Mr. O'Sullivan HAS tweeted about the Onion. But it looks like he's quite the fan! https://t.co/MMLRP8J8n0 pic.twitter.com/8iFA3CQlHi
— Adam Ford (@Adam4d) January 6, 2020
oh whoops — I missed a bunch! 😂 https://t.co/pg0DzRFXRh pic.twitter.com/WYxqYwR4o6
— Adam Ford (@Adam4d) January 6, 2020
Pathetic. It’s really odd to me how they get so riled up by the Babylon Bee. It’s as if they really think Trump’s base will collapse if this one website goes down. Which is even more stupid when you consider that they have often been critical of Trump in some of their posts! What a bunch of tools…