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Disinformation Down 92% As NYT Writers Go On Strike
Babylon Bee ^ | 12/08/2022 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 12/08/2022 10:48:55 AM PST by DFG

NEW YORK, NY — Researchers are reporting that disinformation on Twitter, Facebook, and mainstream news sources is already down by 92% in the wake of a 24-hour writer's strike at the New York Times.

"We always wondered where all this harmful disinformation was coming from," said Darryl Ball, a researcher with the Center for Combatting Bad Things Online. "Turns out, it was all coming from those knuckleheads at the Times. Who knew?"

Several studies indicate the country has seen a sharp decrease in hate speech, foreign propaganda, and shockingly dumb hot takes since the entire writing staff walked out of the building in New York City, which experts believe could lead to an outbreak of peace and harmony across the nation.

"All this time, the threat to democracy was us all along!" said NYT Union Boss Fuggs Crullers to reporters from other news organizations not on strike. "We have begun negotiations with leadership to pay us more money to never come back to work in hopes of saving America."

At publishing time, all other news outlets around the country reported feeling "lost" as they were so used to just copying and pasting from the New York Times each morning.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; disinformation; newspaper; nyt; writerstrike

1 posted on 12/08/2022 10:48:55 AM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Once again, parody that is funny because it’s actually true.

The people who lodge the accusation “disinformation” are most often those who are per-occupied with propaganda.


2 posted on 12/08/2022 10:51:55 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: DFG

What happened to them posting satire?


3 posted on 12/08/2022 10:54:40 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: DFG

Posted this on my FB page.


4 posted on 12/08/2022 11:45:33 AM PST by BreezyDog
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To: DFG
"We have begun negotiations with leadership to pay us more money to never come back to work in hopes of saving America."

That's a cause I would donate to.

5 posted on 12/08/2022 12:57:22 PM PST by mcenedo (lying liberal media, our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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To: DFG

Love the Bee. 🐝

“At publishing time, all other news outlets around the country reported feeling ‘lost’ as they were so used to just copying and pasting from the New York Times each morning.”

Good one. 😁


6 posted on 12/08/2022 12:59:47 PM PST by Allegra
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To: DFG

Good golly, I love you guys.


7 posted on 12/08/2022 1:31:44 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("There should have been an age and risk stratification approach." still true)
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To: z3n

Real world: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that the hate speeches are down significantly on the micro-blogging platform.

“Hate speech impressions down by one-third from pre-spike levels. Congrats to Twitter team!” Musk tweeted.

“I have half a mind to wag my finger at the 1500 accounts that caused the spike, but I shall forebear

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

-perhaps a direct correlation of the “Progressives “ leaving inprotest of Musk?


8 posted on 12/08/2022 5:35:42 PM PST by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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