Readers of The Bee,



Snopes is at it again. We had hoped that a demand letter from our attorneys would prompt changes. And it seemed to. Snopes did go back and edit their defamatory fact-check , revising some of the language that suggested we were deliberately misleading people. However, they've subsequently published a new rating for satire called " Labeled Satire ." Their explanation of this rating says the label "satire" is often misapplied to content that doesn't really qualify as satire — and Snopes has made it clear that they feel our content falls into that category. From their view, we're just pretenders, using the label "satire" to our advantage so we can hoodwink the masses. It's really extraordinary, especially since they've acknowledged in private communication with us that there is a "clear distinction" between our satire and intentionally misleading fake news. For some reason, they refuse to acknowledge the clear distinction in their published articles.



On top of all this, they're now promoting a survey that suggests satire is causing too much confusion, posing "a problem for democracy." The research conducted for this survey appears to be shoddy at best . But that didn't stop Snopes from using it to advance the narrative that our content is deceptive and problematic.



We'll close with the same call to action we offered before: If you value The Babylon Bee and want to see us prevail against Snopes and anyone else who might seek to discredit or deplatform us, please consider becoming a subscriber. Your support really will make a difference. It already has made a difference. Subscription revenue covered our legal fees last month, which exceeded $4,000. For that, we're sincerely grateful.