On Monday we told you about the New York Times’ foray into their own brand of unintentional satire when they published an article about The Babylon Bee being a site that “sometimes trafficked in misinformation under the guise of satire.”
The Times’ article caught the attention of Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon. Here are a couple of tweets from his thread last Sunday:
In an article about Facebook's difficulty in dealing with satire, the New York Times points to The Babylon Bee as an example of a "far-right misinformation site" that "sometimes trafficked in misinformation under the guise of satire."https://t.co/YzEuTwlBQT
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) March 21, 2021
I'm pretty sure there's a legal term for what's happening here.
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) March 21, 2021
Incredibly, the NY Times is publishing deceptive disinformation for the purpose of leading people to falsely believe that we are a source of it. Their dealings with us—and Project Veritas, for example—reveal the truth.https://t.co/75rcXVxfuj
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) March 21, 2021
Speaking of Project Veritas, James O’Keefe noticed that The Babylon Bee might not be finished with the New York Times, and he also noticed the Times made a change to their original article:
Looks like @SethDillon of @TheBabylonBee is contemplating suing @nytimes for defamation after “trafficked in misinformation” lie last week, which NYT now amended in the article.
We’re reaching a tipping point and people are waking up to the self-reinforcing perpetuated lies. pic.twitter.com/4pcxAs53IO
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 27, 2021
Dillon gave that a retweet:
Stay tuned!
I really do hope that @TheBabylonBee sues the @nytimes. Enough is enough. https://t.co/WZ8trLUEWv
— ?Cyndee? (@Liberty_Belle04) March 27, 2021
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