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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 26, 2023, 04:21:44 pm
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DIGITAL ORIGINALS Published March 26, 2023 6:00am EDT
When satire becomes reality: Nearly 100 Babylon Bee joke stories have come true
Nearly 100 Babylon Bee punchlines turned into fulfilled prophecies, CEO Seth Dillon says
Kassy Dillon By Kassy Dillon | Fox News
Nearly 100 Babylon Bee punchlines were fulfilled prophecies
Seth Dillon, the CEO of the satirical right-wing Babylon Bee, told Fox News that nearly 100 of their jokes have turned into real news stories after publication.
JUPITER, Fla. – The Babylon Bee has had nearly 100 joke headlines turn into prophecies after the stories eventually came true, the CEO of America’s largest right-leaning satire website told Fox News.
"The problem isn't that our satire is too close to reality," Seth Dillon told Fox News. "It’s that reality is too close to satire, so our jokes keep coming true."
The Bee maintains a running list of its satirical headlines that became real — or at least partially real — stories after publication. The fulfilled prophecies include a wide range of topics and include jokes about Democrats and Republicans alike.
NEARLY 100 BABYLON BEE PUNCHLINES WERE FULFILLED PROPHECIES
Nearly 100 Babylon Bee punchlines were fulfilled propheciesVideo
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"So we have a spreadsheet of nearly 100 jokes now that we've tracked," he said. "They were fulfilled like prophecies instead of punch lines."
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/satire-reality-nearly-100-babylon-bee-joke-stories-come-true
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Saw a recent article on how many South Park episodes have been propthetic too.
My favorite BB moment? After the left accused Trump of sabotaging the postal service for voter supression.
(https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/article-6822-2.jpg)
OTOH, seems he has a bat in his hand lately for other reasons. :cool:
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I've been saying The Babylon Bee is actually tomorrow's News, today.....