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Reuters Fact Checks Babylon Bee Article Stating ‘Allahu Akbar’ Has Replaced ‘Cheerio Mate’ As UK’s Favoured Farewell
Modernity ^ | December 11, 2024 | Steve Watson

Posted on 12/11/2024 5:51:59 AM PST by Red Badger

Reuters is at it again with their team of ‘fact checkers’. They’re targeting The Babylon Bee, a satirical website, over an article that states the most favoured farewell in the UK, ‘cheerio mate’ has been replaced with ‘Allahu Akbar.’

The humorous satire piece states, “A recent poll conducted by the University of Oxford just revealed that ‘Allahu Akbar’ has officially replaced ‘Cheerio, mate!’ as the most popular greeting in the UK,” adding that experts called the results of the “survey” a “flippin’ landslide, old bean.”

Kyle Mann, the Editor-in-Chief of the Babylon Bee, shared the lunacy on X, noting that “Reuters fact-checkers reached out for comment on our Babylon Bee story about ‘Allahu Akbar’ replacing ‘Cheerio Mate’ in the UK. I tried to help them out.”Mann then shared screenshots of the ridiculous message he was sent by Reuters

The message reads “I’m contacting you from the fact-checking desk at Reuters. We investigate false and misleading claims spreading on social media. Our fact checks can help curb the circulation of misinformation.”

By going after satire, OK.

The message continues, “We’re currently looking into a claim that, sharing a Babylon Bee article, says “Allahu Akbar” has officially replaced “Cheerio, mate!” as the most popular greeting in the UK. I have pasted it below for your convenience.”

“We plan to write a fact check to set the record straight. It’s clearly a satirical article but I am reaching out to you should you wish to challenge this or comment in the fact-check article. Please get in touch if you would like to,” it ridiculously adds.

If it’s “clearly a satirical article” why are they wasting time ‘fact checking’ it?

If it said that “Praise Jesus” had replaced “cheerio mate,” would they fact check that? Probably not.

Mann shared a screenshot of his hilarious response, as he told the self appointed arbiters of truth that “This story is true. We stand by its factual accuracy 100%” and then signed the email “Allahu Akbar.”

The whole point of the satirical story was as a comment on the fact that the most common name in England for boys is now Muhammad.

People who work for Reuters are not stupid. They understand what satire is, but they are still engaged on their obsessive quest to label everything that they dislike as “misinformation,” betraying the fact that they are censorious partisan activists.

If you want to go down a rabbit hole with the Reuters fact checking team start here and see how long it takes before you encounter the Southern Poverty Law Center and George Soros. It’s about three or four clicks.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Humor; Society
KEYWORDS: allahuakbar; alreuters; babylonbee; britishsuicide; cheeriomate; england; islam; kylemann; reuters; satire; uk; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 12/11/2024 5:51:59 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

It’s a real hoot when you realize that all news organizations have gone out and HIRED THEIR OWN fart checkers. Fart checkers need to be disinterested parties. Not vomiting “the truth” for the igrnorant public’s consumption for their boss.


2 posted on 12/11/2024 5:57:36 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (America-hating Democrat "core values" really suck. All Marxist fascists have the same ones.)
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To: Red Badger

HAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHA

Now that is funny


3 posted on 12/11/2024 5:58:01 AM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: Red Badger

Whatever happened to “wotcher” and “cheers”?


4 posted on 12/11/2024 6:05:14 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Red Badger

The Bee has GOT TO immediately do a piece on reuters.


5 posted on 12/11/2024 6:07:19 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger

You -literally- can’t make this up!


6 posted on 12/11/2024 6:07:51 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher )
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To: V_TWIN

Oh, that WOULD be GOOD!!


7 posted on 12/11/2024 6:08:17 AM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Did you mean to write “fart checkers”?


8 posted on 12/11/2024 6:10:12 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: Red Badger

There were no fact checkers until the truth starting getting out.


9 posted on 12/11/2024 6:10:56 AM PST by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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To: MNJohnnie

Now the Bee needs to run with this.


10 posted on 12/11/2024 6:12:26 AM PST by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)
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To: Red Badger

Journalism still at it’s finest.

Good Night Chet


11 posted on 12/11/2024 6:13:39 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: V_TWIN

The Bee could have fun with fact checkers checking fact checkers who check fact checkers.


12 posted on 12/11/2024 6:13:55 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: Red Badger

Fact check:

“Reuters is stupid as dirt. True or false.”

Conclusion:

“False.

Reuters is not stupid. They are enemy occupied territory.”


13 posted on 12/11/2024 6:16:21 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: V_TWIN

Agreed...this is too funny to let it go unanswered.


14 posted on 12/11/2024 6:20:03 AM PST by suasponte137
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To: Red Badger

Dear gad, they have a website...

https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/

BTW, it looks like none of their fact checks comes with a byline.

Isn’t that interesting...


15 posted on 12/11/2024 6:22:03 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: cgbg

The Fouth Estate has become a fifth column.


16 posted on 12/11/2024 6:22:27 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

17 posted on 12/11/2024 6:23:44 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: mewzilla

For the left there are no facts.

There is only the revolution.


18 posted on 12/11/2024 6:24:29 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: Islander7

Is it a coincidence that ‘Reuters’ kinda rhymes with ‘hemorrhoid.’ What part of speech would ‘hemorr-reuters’ be?


19 posted on 12/11/2024 6:24:52 AM PST by FirstFlaBn
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To: Red Badger

Now this is HYSTERICAL!!! A couple of things to note here:

1) The Twitter Files revealed that US Government Operatives who run the Censorship Department in our government (the department that sends censorship orders to Twitter and likely all of the other large Social Media players) have a HUGE PROBLEM with satire. Seems weird, but this article tends to show why they are so concerned, as satire often illustrates a major problem in society far better than just stating it.

2) The guy who runs Babylon Bee (Seth something) is a close friend of Elon. When Babylon Bee was kicked off of the Old Twitter, Musk called Seth to verify, and then Musk bought Twitter...which quickly caused Musk to be Red-Pilled...which then caused Musk to align with Trump and support his successful campaign for President with something like $220M...which may well have moved the election to Trump.


20 posted on 12/11/2024 6:25:36 AM PST by BobL
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