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> Only a true moron At Facebook's scale there are very many 'morons' out there who might see it. And this article demonstrably confused at least one person...
by chrisseaton 5y ago
> Only a true moron
At Facebook's scale there are very many 'morons' out there who might see it.
And this article demonstrably confused at least one person... as it got fact checked didn't it?
- lp0_on_fire 5y agoDoes that not say more about the fact checker than it does the Babylon Bee? It's clearly a satirical site. It takes all of seconds to recognize it if you look at the site.
- chrisseaton 5y agoMaybe? Not sure it matters either way? I think the conclusion in both ways is: satire confuses people and it'd be good to mark it.
- Natsu 5y agoThe Babylon Bee is like the Onion and is at least as well known. While I agree that there are people who take ridiculous stuff seriously, they're beyond what a fact checker--or anyone else--can help.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> they're beyond what a fact checker--or anyone else--can help I'd disagree. I think a literal huge 'satire' flag on the post would help.
- Natsu 5y agoIt'd help on your post, too, but ultimately we live in a world that contains vagueness. I feel more comfortable not marking a post about a giant washing machine being used to spin news with a blinking SATIRE sign than your post, though, because I can't take it seriously. That said, they clearly label the site as satire on the 'about' page if there was somehow any doubt that articles about spinning news in a washing machine were not serious.