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‘Fake news’ or Satire? With Babylon Bee, Facebook Can’t Tell

Uncategorized | Mar 2, 2018

Babylon Bee Facebook CNN

By Lisa Cannon Green

The headlines on Christian satire site The Babylon Bee are meant to elicit a laugh as they poke fun at popular culture and the church.

But Facebook apparently doesn’t get the joke.

Babylon Bee’s Adam Ford reports he got a warning from Facebook about a March 1 headline: “CNN Purchases Industrial-Sized Washing Machine to Spin News Before Publication.”

Really, Facebook?? pic.twitter.com/HEtBc7C0Gz

— Adam Ford (@Adam4d) March 2, 2018

Repeat offenders will have their distribution reduced and will lose the ability to advertise, the warning said.

Facebook cited Snopes.com, an independent fact-checking site that labels the article “false.” However, Snopes acknowledges the point was satire.

Some people *know* this is going on, even if it isn't:https://t.co/EE3zaDMyH7

— snopes.com (@snopes) March 2, 2018

“Although it should have been obvious that the Babylon Bee piece was just a spoof … some readers missed that aspect of the article and interpreted it literally,” Snopes.com said.

The Bee’s tongue-in-cheek response: “Snopes Rates Babylon Bee World’s Most Accurate News Source.”

Facebook Sends Warm Reminder To Publishers That It Is In Complete Control Of Their Livelihood https://t.co/QYclUToV46 pic.twitter.com/6UNWZWpg36

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) March 2, 2018

Related:

  • Beware: Fake Baptist Trolls Might Be After You
  • Watch Out for Fake News
  • Social Media and the Fruit of the Spirit

LISA CANNON GREEN (@lisaccgreen) is senior editor of Facts & Trends.

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