Who gets to decide what fake news is? Facebook. And Facebook has been doing stupid things like this and stomping on conservative sites and shadow banning their traffic.
Via Free Beacon
Facebook’s attempts to crack down on fake news have targeted a well-known Christian satirical publication, the Babylon Bee.
A story on the Bee titled, “CNN Purchases Industrial-Sized Washing Machine To Spin News Before Publication,” was ruled “false” by the fact-checking site Snopes, leading Facebook to flag it Thursday. The conservative site’s founder Adam Ford received a notification from Facebook telling him Snopes’ fact-check could lead to him not being able to advertise or monetize his content.
“A page you admin (The Babylon Bee) recently posted the link (CNN Purchases Industrial-Sized Washing Machine To Spin News Before Publication) that contains info disputed by (Snopes.com), an independent fact checker,” the Facebook notification told Ford. “Repeat offenders will see their distribution reduced and their ability to monetize and advertised[sic] removed.”