The Babylon Bee is a conservative Christian news satire website that publishes satirical articles on religion, politics, current events, and well-known public figures. It has been referred to in the media as the Christian version of The Onion. Its posts regularly go viral on Facebook, and according to the New York Times it attracts about 8 million visitors a month.
About The Babylon Bee in brief
The Babylon Bee is a conservative Christian news satire website that publishes satirical articles on religion, politics, current events, and well-known public figures. It has been referred to in the media as the Christian version of The Onion. Its most popular posts poke fun at perceived liberal ideology and political correctness, and many are explicitly misogynistic or transphobic. The Babylon Bee was created by Adam Ford and was launched on March 1, 2016. In 2018, Ford sold the website to Seth Dillon, a successful businessman who uses his resources for Kingdom purposes. In January 2020, CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan drew backlash for suggesting that the Bee capitalizes on confusion and circumvents Facebook’s rules against disseminating misinformation. In October 2020, a satirical news story by the Bee claiming that Twitter had been shut down to protect Joe Biden from negative coverage was retweeted by President Donald Trump.
In November 2020, the Bee released a self-published collection of their greatest hits: The Sacred Texts of The Bee, Volume 1: How to Be Perfect Christian: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Flawless Guide to Flawlessness. The Bee has also published a book satirizing the Christian-help industry: How To Be Perfect Christians: A Guide To Flawlessly Guide To The Christian-Help Industry. The book was written by Ford, who retained ownership of the book when he left the company in November 2014. The site describes itself as \”the world’s best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. It has been described as taking on the tone and format of a traditional news publication. Its posts regularly go viral on Facebook, and according to the New York Times it attracts about 8 million visitors a month.
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