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17 Aug 2021, 11:16 am

SabbraCadabra wrote:
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Source: https://babylonbee.com/news/snopes-publishes-fact-check-on-whether-snopes-plagiarized-but-oh-no-the-whole-article-seems-to-have-been-copied-from-politifact

lol

(before people freak out, Babylon Bee is a satire news site, like The Onion)
https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/well-known-fact-checker-snopes-apologizes-for-plagiarism-work/207521/

But This did in fact happen.



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18 Aug 2021, 12:36 am

Mr Reynholm wrote:
But This did in fact happen.

Read the Babylon Bee article again ;)


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18 Aug 2021, 7:39 am

SabbraCadabra wrote:
Mr Reynholm wrote:
But This did in fact happen.

Read the Babylon Bee article again ;)

Did you see my link to the actual story?
https://www.thewrap.com/snopes-mikkelson-plagiarism/
Here is another one.



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18 Aug 2021, 2:02 pm

Mr Reynholm wrote:
Did you see my link to the actual story?

That story may be true, but the story in the Babylon Bee article is satire.


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19 Aug 2021, 7:48 am

SabbraCadabra wrote:
Mr Reynholm wrote:
Did you see my link to the actual story?

That story may be true, but the story in the Babylon Bee article is satire.

Nowadays its so many things that seem like satire turn out to be true. Its a tough time for comedy writers.



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20 Aug 2021, 12:10 am

Gosh! I better rely on Fox, Sky or Brietbart to fact check news for me in future :lol: