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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Fake news you can trust.]] |
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| 4 | ''[[https://babylonbee.com/ The Babylon Bee]]'' is a [[NewsParody satirical news website]] that can basically be described as an evangelical Christian version of ''Website/TheOnion''. Each weekday, several fake news stories are published, often satirizing Evangelical Christian culture or commenting on current events from a conservative Christian perspective. |
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| 6 | The site was founded in 2016 by Adam Ford, who left in 2018 to pursue other projects. The current CEO is Seth Dillon. |
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| 8 | In June 2019, a Babylon Bee podcast was launched by editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director (read: Photoshop artist) Ethan Nicolle (illustrator of the webcomics ''Webcomic/AxeCop'' and ''[[Webcomic/BearMageddon Bearmageddon]]''). There are two types of episode: one where they discuss some of the site's stories from the previous week before moving onto a main topic, and another where they interview a guest, who have ranged from political commentors Michael Malice and Dave Rubin, Christian apologists Greg Koukl and Jeff Myers, Christian celebrities [[Music/{{Dctalk}} Kevin Max]], Creator/MikeNelson, and Creator/KevinSorbo, and other figures including Creator/BishopBarron and Elon Musk. |
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| 10 | Their Website/YouTube channel can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyl5V3-J_Bsy3x-EBCJwepg here]]. |
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| 13 | !! This website provides examples of: |
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| 15 | * ActionPolitician: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-rams-biden-harris-bus-off-highway-in-presidential-war-rig Trump attempts to defeat Biden]] by attacking his campaign bus with his [[BigBadassRig Presidential War Rig]] and a SawedOffShotgun. |
| 16 | * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: {{Lampshaded}} [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-appoints-conan-the-hero-dog-as-new-secretary-of-defense here:]] |
| 17 | -->"This is a dismally dark day for our dying democracy under a destructive and devious Donald Trump," mourned Max Boot, using masterful alliteration to drive the point home. |
| 18 | * AllMenArePerverts: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/study-finds-100-of-men-would-eat-any-fruit-given-to-them-by-a-naked-woman "Study Finds 100% Of Men Would Eat Any Fruit Given To Them By A Naked Woman"]] |
| 19 | * AffectionateParody: Of Evangelical culture and U.S. politics. |
| 20 | * AnarchoTyranny: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/california-releases-thousands-of-felons-to-make-room-for-skateboarders California Prisons Release Thousands Of Felons To Make Room For Skaters, Surfers, People Who Go Outside]]" |
| 21 | * AndAllIGotWasThisLousyTShirt: Following the Trump impeachment: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-sends-pelosi-shirt-reading-i-impeached-the-president-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt Mitch McConnell Sends Pelosi Shirt Reading 'I Impeached The President And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt']]" |
| 22 | * {{Animesque}}: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trumps-power-doubles-after-absorbing-impeachment-attack One article]] describes the impeachment of Donald Trump as an episode of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', with Nancy Pelosi releasing her [[CombinedEnergyAttack Impeachment Attack]] after gathering the energy from every human spirit, only for Trump to absorb the attack and [[EvilLaugh cackling maniacally]] at those [[YouFool "Foolish mortals!"]]. |
| 23 | * AntagonistInMourning: On Biden beating Trump in the polls, [[https://babylonbee.com/news/more-liberals-switching-their-vote-to-trump-after-realizing-hes-their-only-reason-for-living "More Liberals Switching Their Vote To Trump After Realizing He's Their Only Reason For Living."]] |
| 24 | -->"Without Trump, I'd be lost. It's a real Batman-Joker situation here," said Xander Zee as he protested in front of the White House, begging people to vote for Trump. "[[FoeRomanceSubtext He's my muse, the object of my passion, the orange of my eye.]]" |
| 25 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Congress is described as being comprised of [[https://babylonbee.com/news/after-15-grueling-house-speaker-votes-americas-long-national-nightmare-can-finally-begin "warmongers, rapists, and half-dead geriatrics"]]. |
| 26 | * AxeCrazy: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HVWeyb0awHE Canadian Doctor Prescribes Euthanasia for Sore Knee]]" portrays a patient having to flee (still clad in a hospital gown) from a doctor with a chainsaw and a nurse with an axe. |
| 27 | * BananaPeel: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-suggests-stopping-criminals-by-making-them-slip-on-banana-peels Suggested by Joe Biden as a means of stopping criminals,]] along with {{anvil|OnHead}}s, {{rake|Take}}s and [[ExplosiveCigar sticks of dynamite disguised as cigars]]. |
| 28 | * BiggerThanJesus: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-i-have-done-more-for-christianity-than-jesus "Trump: 'I Have Done More For Christianity Than Jesus'"]]. |
| 29 | * BlackComedyBurst: |
| 30 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-designing-much-much-higher-wall-to-keep-out-bidens-migrant-flights "Trump Designing Much, Much Higher Wall To Keep Out Biden’s Migrant Flights"]] sticks to mostly conventional political satire about Trump and Biden, until the ending: |
| 31 | --->''At publishing time, Trump’s new wall had already proved an effective deterrent as three planes had crashed into it.'' |
| 32 | ** The ending of [[https://babylonbee.com/news/donut-sales-surge-as-police-departments-refunded "Donut Sales Surge As Police Departments Re-Funded"]]: |
| 33 | --->'''Lt. [=McFritter=]:''' Yes, we’re already putting our cops through a special equity course to train them to shoot more white people. |
| 34 | * BlackRepublican: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n2ve0dcZPk "Black Conservative Attends First Republican Meetup"]] |
| 35 | * BlamingTheVictim: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/city-of-chicago-sues-murder-victims-for-not-getting-out-of-the-way-of-bullets "City Of Chicago Sues Murder Victims For Not Getting Out Of The Way Of Bullets"]] |
| 36 | * BoomerangBigot: Parodied by depicting Ben Shapiro as a Neo-Nazi who is kicked out of his own party after fellow Nazis noticed his yarmulke: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/notorious-nazi-leader-ben-shapiro-outed-as-jew/ Notorious Nazi Leader Ben Shapiro Outed As Jew"]] |
| 37 | * BullyingADragon: After being denied Communion for her anti-Catholic stances, Nancy Pelosi attempts to [[https://babylonbee.com/news/nancy-pelosi-draws-up-articles-of-impeachment-against-the-pope impeach the Pope]]. |
| 38 | * CatsAreMean: According to [[https://babylonbee.com/news/nations-cats-endorse-trump-in-hopes-americans-will-go-back-to-work-and-leave-them-alone this article]], cats want humans to go back to work after the COVID lockdowns so they can get back to doing the mysterious things cats do when their owners are away, such as plotting world domination. |
| 39 | * ChairmanOfTheBrawl: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/vp-debate-crowd-goes-wild-as-trump-emerges-with-a-steel-chair VP Debate Crowd Goes Wild As Trump Emerges With A Steel Chair]]" |
| 40 | * ChristmasCreep: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/evidence-suggests-saul-threw-spear-at-david-after-he-played-christmas-music-before-thanksgiving "Scholars Now Believe Saul Threw Spear At David For Playing Christmas Music Well Before Thanksgiving."]] |
| 41 | * ClickbaitGag: Exaggerated in their article "[[http://babylonbee.com/news/wont-believe-clickbait-article-says/ You Won't BELIEVE What This Clickbait Article Says]]." The article just describes what the reader's emotional reaction to the article will be without having any actual content. |
| 42 | * ColdBloodedTorture: Facebook [[https://babylonbee.com/news/facebook-claims-kidnapping-dennis-prager-torturing-him-in-abandoned-warehouse-was-honest-mistake accidentally kidnaps Dennis Prager and tortures him]] as part of its aggressive anti-hate speech campaign. |
| 43 | * CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Hell's denizens are [[https://members.babylonbee.com/news/to-ensure-maximum-suffering-hells-film-library-to-only-contain-christian-movies forced]] to watch only [[SelfDeprecation terrible Christian movies]]. |
| 44 | * CondescendingCompassion: |
| 45 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/compassionate-kenneth-copeland-utters-brief-prayer-for-third-world-countries-while-flying-over-them-in-his-luxury-jet "Compassionate Kenneth Copeland Utters Brief Prayer For Third-World Countries While Flying Over Them In His Luxury Jet"]] |
| 46 | ** During COVID: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/inspiring-celebrities-spell-out-were-all-in-this-together-with-their-yachts Inspiring: Celebrities Spell Out 'We're All In This Together' With Their Yachts]]" |
| 47 | * CrocodileTears: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/ted-cruz-dons-all-white-suit-to-cry-outside-bidens-detention-centers Ted Cruz Dons All-White Suit To Cry Outside Biden's Detention Centers]]" |
| 48 | * DirtyCommunists: UsefulNotes/BernieSanders' [[UsefulNotes/PoliticalIdeologies democratic socialist]] policies and views tend to be exaggerated into making him a hardline communist, such as articles describing how he admires pictures of Joseph Stalin or demanding that the United States become more like Maduro-led Venezuela. |
| 49 | * DistinctionWithoutADifference: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/op-ed-we-must-stop-the-corrupt-old-rich-white-man-by-electing-a-different-corrupt-old-rich-white-man Op-Ed: We Must Stop The Old, Incoherent, Corrupt White Man By Electing A Different Old, Incoherent, Corrupt White Man]]" suggests [[NotSoDifferentRemark that Trump and Biden aren't so different]]. |
| 50 | * DivingSave: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/selfless-trump-leaps-in-front-of-sneezing-supporter-to-save-mike-pence-from-coronavirus New Footage Shows Heroic Trump Leaping In Front Of Mike Pence To Protect Him From Sneeze]]" |
| 51 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: |
| 52 | ** Plenty of examples in typical NewsParody style, some of which are {{Whole Plot Reference}}s to Biblical narratives; see [[https://babylonbee.com/news/coronavirus-passes-over-houses-with-cfa-sauce "Miracle: Coronavirus Passes Over Houses With Chick-Fil-A Sauce Smeared On Door Posts"]] and [[https://babylonbee.com/news/woman-immediately-healed-after-touching-hem-of-trumps-suit-jacket "Woman Immediately Healed After Touching Hem Of Trump's Suit Jacket".]] |
| 53 | ** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MOy6Z_UP7c Episode 2 of Califonians moving to Texas]], the liberal woman finding out her husband is eating ribs in the back corner and the him trying to explain it to her is very similar to someone finding out their husband is having an affair with another man. |
| 54 | * DracoInLeatherPants: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/new-film-adaptation-of-1984-to-feature-big-brother-as-the-good-guy "New Film Adaptation Of '1984' To Feature Big Brother As The Good Guy"]] %%InUniverse |
| 55 | * EasyEvangelism: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/william-lane-craig-proves-gods-existence-by-just-solemnly-pointing-at-plate-of-fish-tacos "William Lane Craig Proves God's Existence By Just Solemnly Holding Up Plate Of Fish Tacos"]] |
| 56 | * EgocentricallyReligious: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/osteen-an-attack-on-me-is-an-attack-on-the-bible Joel Osteen: 'Attacks Against Me Are Attacks Against The Bible']] |
| 57 | * ElephantInTheLivingRoom: |
| 58 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/boy-who-pointed-out-the-emperor-has-no-clothes-banned-for-misinformation This article]] is yet another take on "The Emperor Has No Clothes", with [[UsefulNotes/JoeBiden Emperor Joseph I]] showing up naked one day. When a boy tweets that he's naked, every media and tech giant hound, harass and gaslight him, claiming that the boy is far right and there is no naked man. |
| 59 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-announces-increased-spending-on-smergberd-rustamufferns-blabtrussels "Biden Announces Increased Spending On Smergberd, Rustamufferns, Blabtrussels"]]. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert shouts and questions this, and is booed. |
| 60 | * EmbarrassingInitials: [[https://youtu.be/Wv_0_Lu_Iyo "College Freshman Explains Socialism To Cuban Who Escaped On A Raft"]]: The freshman invites the Cuban to his college group: "'''S'''ocialists '''U'''ndermining '''C'''apitalist '''K'''nowledge". |
| 61 | * EnemyMine: After Christians denounced ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' for allegedly promoting witchcraft since [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone the series' debut in 1997]], and liberals condemned its author Creator/JKRowling for her controversial views on sex and gender during TheNewTwenties, [[https://babylonbee.com/news/fundamentalist-christians-delighted-liberals-finally-agree-with-them-about-harry-potter "Fundamentalist Christians Delighted Liberals Finally Agree With Them About Harry Potter"]] and they team up against Rowling with a BookBurning. |
| 62 | * EpicFail: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/woman-burns-house-attempting-easy-diy-pinterest-craft "Woman Burns House Down Attempting Easy DIY Pinterest Craft".]] |
| 63 | * EscapedFromHell: Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 64 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: |
| 65 | ** {{Parodied}}. "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/joseph-stalin-warns-dems-may-be-going-too-far-left Joseph Stalin Warns Dems May Be Going Too Far Left]]" |
| 66 | ** Justin Trudeau [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trudeau-announces-invasion-of-poland randomly deciding to invade Poland]] horrifies Vladimir Putin so much that he refrains from doing the same to Ukraine. |
| 67 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/baal-distances-self-from-balenciaga Multiple demons and pagan gods disavow Balenciaga]] for its scandal involving BDSM teddy bears. |
| 68 | * EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: InUniverse. PlayedForLaughs with [[https://babylonbee.com/news/can-you-name-the-christ-figure-in-each-of-these-10-marvel-movies "Can You Name The Christ Figure In Each Of These 10 Marvel Movies?"]] |
| 69 | * EscapedFromTheLab: Scientists [[https://babylonbee.com/news/mounting-evidence-indicates-critical-race-theory-escaped-from-a-lab-in-a-college-humanities-department discover]] that Critical Race Theory simply escaped from some college humanities department into the general population. |
| 70 | * FanDisservice: After statements from Nancy Pelosi that Donald Trump is morbidly obese: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/press-horrified-as-trump-begins-taking-shirt-off-to-prove-hes-not-obese Press Horrified As Trump Begins Taking Shirt Off To Prove He's Not Obese]]" |
| 71 | * FemaleMisogynist: Parodied: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/internalized-misogyny-girl-pretends-her-successful-lawyer-barbie-is-a-mommy "Internalized Misogyny: Girl Pretends Her Successful Lawyer Barbie Is A Mommy"]] |
| 72 | * FireBreathingWeapon: Elon Musk has a bizarre obsession with these: |
| 73 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/elon-musk-rescues-texans-with-giant-flamethrower-mech "Elon Musk Rescues Texans With Giant Flamethrower Mech"]] |
| 74 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/elon-musk-airdrops-new-flamethrower-equipped-cybertanks-into-ukraine "Elon Musk Airdrops New Flamethrower-Equipped Cybertanks Into Ukraine"]] |
| 75 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/elon-musk-confused-as-ufc-trainer-explains-how-mind-control-flamethrower-drones-not-allowed "Elon Musk Confused As UFC Trainer Explains How Mind Control Flamethrower Drones Not Allowed"]] |
| 76 | * FlockOfWolves: The FBI [[https://rumble.com/vn317a-fbi-busts-fbi-terror-plot.html tries to thwart]] a right-wing terror plot by infiltrating them, only for all of the would-be terrorists to turn out to be fellow FBI agents. |
| 77 | * FusionDance: Ted Cruz and John Kasich [[https://babylonbee.com/news/cruz-kasich-fuse-one-candidate-effort-stop-trump fuse into a single candidate]] named [[{{Portmanteau}} Jed Crusich]] in a last-ditch effort to prevent Donald Trump from becoming the Republican nominee. |
| 78 | * GoneHorriblyRight: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/california-achieves-worlds-first-crime-rate-of-zero-as-all-crime-is-legal-now "California Achieves World's First Crime Rate Of Zero After Legalizing All Crime"]] |
| 79 | * GoodNewsBadNews: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/partial-vaccine-success-increased-immune-response-but-resurrected-hitler-as-a-zombie "Good News: Vaccine Shows Promise In Clinical Trials. Bad News: It Also Resurrected Hitler As A Zombie."]] |
| 80 | * HappilyAdopted: Hunter Biden... [[AdoptivePeerParent by Amy Coney Barrett]]. |
| 81 | * HitlerAteSugar: |
| 82 | ** During the COVID-19 lockdown: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/reminder-adolf-hitler-also-wanted-to-go-outside-and-do-things "Reminder: Adolf Hitler Also Wanted To Go Outside And Do Things"]] |
| 83 | ** A variant using something he ''didn't'' do to imply EvenEvilHasStandards: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/the-view-audience-applauds-hitler-after-revelation-he-never-voted-for-trump "'The View' Audience Applauds Hitler After Revelation He Never Voted For Trump."]] |
| 84 | * HolyBurnsEvil: |
| 85 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-hiss-in-terror-as-acb-pulls-out-crucifix Democrats Hiss In Terror As ACB Pulls Out Crucifix]]" |
| 86 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-harris-rushed-to-burn-ward-after-touching-bible Biden, Harris Rushed To Burn Ward After Touching Bible]]" |
| 87 | * HorribleHollywood: Parodied. "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/chaos-at-oscars-as-chris-hansen-appears-onstage Chaos At Oscars As Chris Hansen Appears On Stage]]" |
| 88 | -->'''Chris Hansen:''' Why don't you all just have a seat over there? |
| 89 | * HypocriticalHumor: [[https://youtu.be/4jSDXArDVBk "Feminist Changes Mind As WW3 Kicks Off"]] |
| 90 | * IHatePastMe: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/dr-fauci-gets-in-intense-debate-with-dr-fauci-from-a-few-months-ago Dr. Fauci Gets In Heated Debate With Seventeen Previous Versions Of Himself]]" |
| 91 | * IfItBleedsItLeads: Mocked during a period where news media outlets were warning about the possibility of "incel shooters" because of the release of the movie ''Film/{{Joker|2019}}'': "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/media-horrified-by-lack-of-violence-at-joker-screenings Media Horrified By Lack Of Violence At Joker Screenings]]" |
| 92 | * ImmediateSelfContradiction: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-apologizes-for-racist-gaffe-i-like-all-races-even-the-bad-ones "Biden Apologizes For Racist Gaffe: 'I Like All Races, Even The Bad Ones'"]] |
| 93 | * InsaneTrollLogic: |
| 94 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/discernment-blogger-makes-compelling-case-jesus-heretic "Discernment Blogger Makes Compelling Case That Jesus Was A Heretic"]] |
| 95 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-says-order-66-wasnt-about-the-jedi "Whoopi Goldberg Says Order 66 'Wasn't About The Jedi'"]] |
| 96 | --->''According to [[Creator/WhoopiGoldberg Goldberg]], [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Order 66]] was a complex executive order and came about due to a variety of factors, from supply chain shortages affecting [[Film/ANewHope power converter availability at Tosche Station]] to [[Film/ThePhantomMenace boring trade disputes on Naboo]]. But, no matter what the actual cause, Goldberg was insistent that the wiping out of all the Jedi "wasn't about the Jedi".'' |
| 97 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/whoopi--goldberg-says-america-should-ignore-war-in-ukraine-as-its-just-two-groups-of-white-people-fighting "Whoopi Goldberg Says America Should Ignore War In Ukraine As It’s Just Two Groups Of White People Fighting"]] |
| 98 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/heres-how-14-different-news-outlets-covered-the-will-smith-slap Here's How 14 Different News Outlets Covered The Will Smith Slap]]: Several examples from the image graph: |
| 99 | *** Fox News: Oscars Plagued By Rise In Black-On-Black Crime |
| 100 | *** [=HuffPost=]: The Patriarchal Roots Of Slapping, Exposed |
| 101 | *** CNN: Mostly Peaceful Oscars Threatens To Distract From January 6 Commission |
| 102 | *** OAN: If They Hadn't Stolen The Election From Trump, This Never Would Have Happened |
| 103 | *** Salon: White Supremacy Has Gotten Out Of Hand |
| 104 | *** Snopes: FALSE: Will Did Not "Slap" Chris. Chris's Cheek Struck The Palm Of Will's Hand |
| 105 | *** Vox: Rethinking The Slap: Why Getting Slapped Is Actually A Good Thing |
| 106 | *** [=InfoWars=]: Illuminati Members Stage Fake Slap To Distract Us All From Implementation Of The New World Order |
| 107 | *** Vice: I Slapped Myself 100 Times And Smoked Crack To Better Understand The Black Experience In America |
| 108 | *** The View: [[TakeThat Hurrr Durrr hurrr duh duh durrrr...]] |
| 109 | * ItsAllAboutMe: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/meghan-markle-concerned-queens-death-may-yank-her-from-spotlight-for-a-few-days Meghan Markle Concerned Queen's Death May Yank Her From Spotlight for a Few Days]]" |
| 110 | * JustTheIntroductionToTheOpposites: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/dog-checks-liberal-owner-into-therapy-after-traumatic-july-4th-fireworks-show A dog]] takes its left-leaning owner to therapy for getting upset over 4th of July fireworks. In addition, another dog took its right-leaning owner to therapy after he got upset over the other guy tweeting how much he hates America. |
| 111 | * KidsPreferBoxes: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/biblical-scholars-claim-jesus-ignored-gold-frankincense-myrrh-just-played-with-the-boxes-they-came-in Scholars Now Believe Jesus Ignored Magi's Gifts, Just Played With The Boxes They Came In]]" |
| 112 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/americans-will-now-be-required-to-identify-ukraine-on-a-map-before-being-able-to-post-opinion-on-ukraine Americans Will Now Be Required To Identify Ukraine On A Map Before Posting Opinion On Ukraine]] mocks all the people who act like experts on the topic of Ukraine when they had no clue where it was beforehand: |
| 113 | --> "This won't, of course, stop all of the bad opinions from getting out there," said one analyst. "But it should filter out something like 98% of the uninformed rhetoric on the conflict. And, in some small way, [[TakeThat it will increase American knowledge of geography]], which is never a bad thing." |
| 114 | * LaserSight: Joe Biden announces Hillary Clinton to be his running mate on stage [[https://babylonbee.com/news/im-proud-to-select-hillary-clinton-as-my-running-mate-says-joe-biden while covered in numerous laser dots]]. |
| 115 | * LawfulStupid: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/skynet-is-a-private-company-they-can-do-what-they-want-says-man-getting-curb-stomped-by-terminator This article]] where people are convinced that [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Skynet]] should be allowed to wipe out humanity because Cyberdyne is a private company. |
| 116 | * LiesToChildren: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/father-who-instills-sound-doctrine-in-children-also-guarantees-theyll-see-mittens-the-cat-in-heaven Father Who Instills Sound Doctrine In Children Also Guarantees They'll See Mittens The Cat In Heaven.]]" |
| 117 | * LoopholeAbuse: [[https://youtu.be/1Hyx4a0Se7U "College Figures Out How To Discriminate Now That Affirmative Action Is Banned"]] |
| 118 | * LysistrataGambit: GenderFlipped with [[https://babylonbee.com/news/star-wars-fans-implement-sex-strike-until-disney-disavows-the-last-jedi male Star Wars fans]] [[SeriousBusiness in a bid to make Disney disavow]] ''Film/TheLastJedi.'' |
| 119 | * ManEatingPlant: In a spoof of an incident at Union Theological Seminary in which students confessed their sins against the environment to potted plants, one article has a giant flytrap refuse to accept the apology and immediately start a crusade to KillAllHumans. |
| 120 | * MascotRacer: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/nascar-approves-use-of-mario-kart-power-ups NASCAR Ratings Skyrocket After Addition Of Mario Kart Power-Ups]]" (Though the article doesn't mention it, there was already a licensed UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} product made around that concept in the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} video game ''NASCAR Kart Racing''.) |
| 121 | * MeritBadgesForEverything: A [[https://babylonbee.com/news/girl-scouts-introduce-peaceful-protest-badge-for-girls-who-throw-their-first-molotov-cocktail "Peaceful Protest" badge]] for Girl Scouts who throw their first MolotovCocktail. |
| 122 | * MessianicArchetype: {{Parodied}} by depicting people worshipping Trump: |
| 123 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/10-ways-trump-is-exactly-like-jesus 10 Ways Trump Is Exactly Like Jesus]] |
| 124 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/hosanna-hosanna-trump-trimuphantly-rides-into-cpac-on-a-donkey 'Hosanna! Hosanna!' Trump Triumphantly Rides Into CPAC On Back Of A Donkey]] |
| 125 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/reminder-we-must-resist-the-commercialization-of-january-6-and-remember-trump-is-the-true-reason-for-the-season Reminder: We Must Resist The Commercialization Of January 6 And Remember Trump Is The True Reason For The Season]] |
| 126 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/evangelical-flips-through-book-of-revelation-to-figure-out-when-trump-will-be-back Evangelical Flips Through Book Of Revelation To Figure Out When Trump Will Be Back]] |
| 127 | * NakedPeopleAreFunny: Joe Biden [[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-forgets-to-put-on-clothes-media-praises-his-majestic-outfit forgetting to put on clothes before a press conference]] and legacy media outlets rushing to cover for him in a reference to ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes''. |
| 128 | * NeverMyFault: In [[https://babylonbee.com/news/kabul-airport-now-ranked-worlds-second-most-dangerous-behind-chicago-ohare Kabul Airport Now Ranked World's Second Most Dangerous Behind Chicago O'Hare]], Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot blames Chicago's rise in crime on unvaccinated Trump voters from Indiana. She also insists that the only solution to this problem is another 100 years of Democrats controlling the city's government. |
| 129 | * NobodyLovesTheBassist: This is a common target in worship band articles, and there are several. |
| 130 | ** There's an article about [[https://babylonbee.com/news/fender-introduces-new-two-string-bass-guitars-for-church-bassists a new, dumbed-down bass guitar model specifically for worship bands in church]], noting: "It also has decorative knobs, so you can pretend to adjust settings and turn up your volume, even though the church bass is turned off in the house anyway." |
| 131 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/congregation-none-the-wiser-as-bass-player-replaced-with-cardboard-cutout Church Bassist Replaced With Cardboard Cutout]]" |
| 132 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/church-bassist-asked-play-darkened-storage-closet Church bassist asked to play in darkened storage closet.]] |
| 133 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/worship-bassist-placed-church-discipline-venturing-onto-top-string Worship bassist placed under discipline for playing top string.]] |
| 134 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/church-bassist-ten-years-just-random-guy-wandered-stage Church bassist for ten years is a random guy who wandered on stage.]] |
| 135 | * NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: [[invoked]] In [[https://babylonbee.com/news/republicans-looking-forward-to-all-the-free-ad-footage-theyre-about-to-get-of-democrats-interrogating-successful-religious-mother-of-7 this article]], the Republicans thank the Democrats in advance for all the free publicity they'll get during the SCOTUS nomination of Amy Coney Barrett when they start hounding a conservative working mother. |
| 136 | -->''"We are prepared to be even more obnoxious than we were during the Kavanaugh hearings, if that's what it takes," said Senator Kamala Harris.'' |
| 137 | * NumberOfTheBeast: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/not-a-good-sign-average-gas-price-in-california-now-666 "Not A Good Sign: Average Gas Price In California Now $6.66"]] |
| 138 | * ObviouslyNotFine: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/california-is-the-progressive-utopia-of-the-future-says-gavin-newsom-as-he-is-engulfed-by-flames Parodied]]. Governor UsefulNotes/GavinNewsom insists that California is progressing towards utopia while he's a ManOnFire. |
| 139 | * OverlyNarrowSuperlative: |
| 140 | ** Three days into 2020, [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-reminds-everyone-he-hasnt-been-impeached-all-decade-long "Trump Reminds Everyone He Hasn't Been Impeached All Decade."]] |
| 141 | ** Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is regularly referred to as "the world's smartest socialist." |
| 142 | * OvertOperative: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/us-retaliates-for-chinese-spy-balloon-by-releasing-spy-inflatable-flailing-arm-tube-man "U.S. Retaliates For Chinese Spy Balloon By Releasing Spy Inflatable Flailing Arm Tube Man"]] |
| 143 | * PaperThinDisguise: |
| 144 | ** There's a RunningGag where Hillary Clinton tries to infiltrate some organization with an inept disguise to either assassinate or discredit her enemies. |
| 145 | *** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/house-hears-testimony-from-reliable-unbiased-impeachment-expert-hillga-clintonheimmer Hilga Clintonheimer]], a [[BlatantLies nonpartisan legal scholar]] from Sweden, testifies before Congress during the Trump impeachment. |
| 146 | *** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/dark-horse-candidate-hiltasha-clintonov-declared-winner-of-iowa-caucuses Hiltasha Clintonova]], in full Soviet military garb, is the surprise winner of the 2020 Iowa democratic caucus. |
| 147 | *** After her arrest, Ghislaine Maxwell is [[https://babylonbee.com/news/federal-prison-hires-top-rated-italian-bodyguard-hillena-clintonelli-to-protect-ghislaine-maxwell/ assigned a famous Italian guard called "Hiluigi Clintonelli"]]. |
| 148 | *** After Trump was diagnosed with COVID: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/spanish-orderly-hidalgo-clintonina-welcomes-trump-to-walter-reed-medical-center Spanish Orderly Hidalgo Clintoniña Welcomes Trump To Walter Reed Medical Center]]" |
| 149 | *** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-takes-town-hall-question-from-undecided-voter-henry-oclintonohan Biden Takes Town Hall Question From Undecided Irish-American Voter Henry O'Clintonhan]]". She's dressed in a [[{{Oireland}} Lucky Charms costume with a fake beard]]. |
| 150 | *** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/ups-driver-who-lost-biden-documents-revealed-to-be-hillary-clinton "Report: Hunter Biden Documents Were Lost By Jewish-American UPS Driver Hillzekia Clintonstein."]] |
| 151 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/dems-rush-to-defend-kavanaugh-after-he-puts-on-joe-biden-mask Dems Rush To Defend Kavanaugh After He Puts On Joe Biden Mask.]]" |
| 152 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/we-must-cancel-thanksgiving-says-cdc-scientist-who-looks-suspiciously-like-a-turkey-in-a-lab-coat 'We Must Cancel Thanksgiving,' Says CDC Scientist Who Looks Suspiciously Like A Turkey In A Lab Coat]]" |
| 153 | ** Donald Trump is steadily becoming the new Hillary Clinton: |
| 154 | *** The White House Press Corps is joined by a braggadocious New York reporter called [[https://babylonbee.com/news/mr-biden-why-are-you-a-total-loser-asks-new-white-house-reporter-ronald-crump "Ronald Crump"]]. |
| 155 | *** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-appoints-construction-worker-donaldio-trumptinez-to-finish-border-wall Biden Appoints Construction Worker Donaldio Trumptinez To Finish Border Wall]] |
| 156 | *** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/the-view-announces-new-cast-member-donella-trump 'The View' Announces New Cast Member Donella Trump]] |
| 157 | *** Trump makes his way back to Website/{{Twitter}} by disguising himself [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-sneaks-back-on-twitter-by-disguising-self-as-pr-rep-for-chinese-communist-party as a Chinese Communist Party PR rep]] named "Chongald Xrump". And when that didn't work, he came back by disguising himself [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-allowed-back-on-twitter-after-being-hired-as-taliban-spokesman as a spokesperson for the Taliban]] named "Donhammed Trumpistan". |
| 158 | * PatronSaint: ''The Bee'' reacted to the record-setting TV audiences that UsefulNotes/CaitlinClark drew during the 2024 UsefulNotes/{{NCAA}} Division I women's UsefulNotes/{{basketball}} tournament with "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/caitlin-clark-canonized-as-saint-after-performing-miracle-of-making-womens-basketball-watchable Caitlin Clark Canonized As Saint After Performing Miracle Of Making Women's Basketball Watchable]]". The piece ended by claiming the Catholic Church was set to declare Clark as the "Matron Saint of Unwatchable Sports". |
| 159 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/to-promote-inclusivity-hollywood-actors-pledge-never-to-take-a-role-where-they-have-to-pretend-to-be-someone-theyre-not "Hollywood Actors Pledge Never To Take A Role Where They Have To Pretend To Be Someone Else."]] |
| 160 | * PoesLaw: |
| 161 | ** The Bee gets this a lot, with critics claiming that its audience believes the articles are true, regardless of how zany and absurd they may be. ''Website/{{Snopes}}'' has fact-checked them several times; [[https://babylonbee.com/news/concerning-survey-finds-too-many-people-think-snopes-is-a-real-fact-checking-website of course, they parodied this.]] Eventually, Snopes created a new rating of "labeled satire" for outlets like The Bee. |
| 162 | ** {{Invoked|Trope}} in "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/reality-criticized-for-not-more-clearly-distinguishing-itself-from-satire Reality Criticized For Not More Clearly Distinguishing Itself From Satire]]." |
| 163 | ** They have recently started a site called "Not The Bee" for stories so ridiculous it would be easier to believe they're satire. |
| 164 | ** No less than UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump himself posted a Babylon Bee article on his Website/{{Twitter}} feed [[https://www.relevantmagazine.com/current/buzzworthy/yeah-trump-got-fooled-by-a-babylon-bee-article/ in October 2020]], seemingly unaware it was fake news. Ironically, the Bee had previously posted an article entitled "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/president-trump-declares-babylon-bee-trusted-news-source President Trump Declares The Babylon Bee His Most-Trusted News Source]]." |
| 165 | * PoliticalOvercorrectness: They frequently parody campaigns to censor "offensive" content, e.g. [[https://babylonbee.com/news/mastercard-changes-name-to-equalitycard Mastercard changing its name to "Equalitycard"]]. |
| 166 | * PurelyAestheticEra: A RunningGag has Biblical scholars presenting theories that treat scripture in this light, as in [[https://babylonbee.com/news/evidence-suggests-wise-men-actually-just-sent-gifts-using-free-prime-shipping "Wise Men Actually Just Sent Gifts Using Free Prime Shipping, Scholars Now Believe"]] and [[https://babylonbee.com/news/new-evidence-suggests-king-david-actually-saw-bathsheba-wearing-leggings-as-pants "New Evidence Suggests King David Actually Saw Bathsheba Wearing Leggings As Pants."]] |
| 167 | * RaceLift: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/daily-wire-announces-they-are-making-their-own-black-panther-staring-ben-shapiro "Daily Wire Announces They Are Making Their Own 'Black Panther' Starring Ben Shapiro"]]. Killmonger is played by an equally whitebread host, Michael Knowles. |
| 168 | * RaisedByWolves: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/powerful-lebron-james-pulls-over-to-lecture-homeless-man-on-his-white-privilege One article]] has [=LeBron=] James giving a lecture on privilege to a man who claims to have been raised by possums. |
| 169 | * ReadingsAreOffTheScale: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-reveals-administrations-plan-is-to-just-raise-gas-prices-until-the-counter-spins-back-to-zero-again "Biden Reveals His Plan Is To Just Raise Gas Prices Until The Counter Spins Back To Zero"]] |
| 170 | * RecycledInSpace: As mentioned above, the website is basically Website/TheOnion [-AS A CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE WEBSITE-]! |
| 171 | * ReleasedToElsewhere: Parodied with veiled euphemisms wherein [[https://babylonbee.com/news/party-against-fascism-begins-creating-lists-of-undesirables AOC unveils her "accountability plan"]] for Trump supporters after the 2020 election. |
| 172 | -->''[They] will be tried in special accountability courts before being herded into special accountability cars and sent to accountability camps. Those who resist being held accountable will be administered special accountability with accountability guns loaded with high-powered accountability bullets.'' |
| 173 | * ReptilianConspiracy: Politicians are exempted from COVID lockdown restrictions because [[https://babylonbee.com/news/politicians-officially-exempted-from-lockdown-rules-since-lizard-people-cant-catch-covid their species is naturally immune]]. |
| 174 | * ReversePsychology: Donald Trump is portrayed as regularly engaging in this to absurd levels: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/genius-trump-criticizes-war-causing-millions-of-liberals-to-sign-up-for-military criticizing war so liberals will sign up for the army en masse in defiance]], [[https://babylonbee.com/news/genius-trump-nominates-joe-biden-to-supreme-court nominating Joe Biden for SCOTUS so the left will accuse him of sexual misconduct]], and even [[https://babylonbee.com/news/in-genius-move-trump-supports-impeachment-forcing-democrats-to-oppose-it supporting his own impeachment so the Democrats will do a 180 to oppose him]]. |
| 175 | * RightBehindMe: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-says-he-is-considering-adding-metamucil-to-his-cabinet Biden]] on adding Metamucil to his "[[{{Pun}} cabinet]]": |
| 176 | -->"I just can't get enough of that stuff! I bet if Donald Trump took it he'd be a lot nicer to me. He's not standing behind me, is he? Please tell me he's not standing behind me!" |
| 177 | * RomanceCoverScene: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-tries-to-win-suburban-women-by-starring-in-series-of-romance-novels "Trump Tries To Win Suburban Women By Starting In Series Of Romance Novels"]] is naturally illustrated with [[FictionalDocument the cover for the first installment]], ''Orange Passion.'' |
| 178 | * RuleAbidingRebel: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/counter-cultural-rebel-believes-everything-athletes-reporters-actors-ceos-believe Man Who Agrees With The Media, Universities, Corporations, And Hollywood Thinks He's Part Of The Resistance]]". They also made a [[https://youtu.be/P4CotEMBoa0 YouTube skit]]. |
| 179 | * SafeZoneHopeSpot: Parodied in "WOKEPOCALYPSE: The 2020 Babylon Bee Halloween Horror Special," a ZombieApocalypse spoof where the "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything zombies]]" are instead inane liberal [[SoapboxSadie soapboxers]]; fleeing civilians are rescued by a CrazySurvivalist Trump supporter, but once they're safely in his peaceful home he spouts equally inane conservative rhetoric which reveals him as a ZombieInfectee. |
| 180 | * ScatterbrainedSenior: Joe Biden's reputation as this is frequently {{Exaggerated}} [[PlayedForLaughs For Laughs]], with articles about him smudging the note on his hand that reminds him what his name is, or announcing that he's the only candidate who can beat Ronald Reagan. |
| 181 | * ScrubbingOffTheTrauma: One article parodies public ambivalence toward both candidates in the 2020 presidential election by describing polling places [[https://babylonbee.com/news/polling-places-now-offering-basins-of-water offering basins of water to allow voters to wash their hands of their vote]] in the manner of Pontius Pilate. |
| 182 | * SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: A Franchise/{{Terminator}} is [[https://babylonbee.com/news/desperate-humanity-sends-killer-robot-back-in-time-to-stop-terminator-sequels sent back in time]] to prevent all the [[TakeThat bad Terminator sequels]] from being made. |
| 183 | * ShoutOut: Several of the writers appear to be big fans of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''; it's one of the most referenced works on the site. |
| 184 | * ShownTheirWork: Someone on their staff is clearly a lifelong, avid gamer, and so this pops up quite bit when it comes to videogame references and culture. For instance, [[https://babylonbee.com/news/man-playing-video-games-with-his-mind-claims-hes-losing-because-he-got-the-mad-catz-neuralink this article's dig at Mad Catz peripherals]] is twice as funny if one is familiar with the aforementioned company's reputation. |
| 185 | * SitcomArchNemesis: Website/{{Snopes}} frequently fact-checked the Bee's articles (even ones that are seemingly too far out there to be believed), which prompted the Bee to respond with articles mocking them such as "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/snopes-recommends-shutting-down-internet-to-prevent-spread-of-jokes Snopes Recommends Shutting Down Internet To Prevent Spread Of Satire]]". As noted above, Snopes eventually created a new category of "labeled satire". |
| 186 | * SkewedPriorities: |
| 187 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/starbucks-unveils-new-satanic-holiday-cups "Starbucks Unveils New Satanic Holiday Cups"]]: |
| 188 | --->''Christian groups expressed concern over the new design, but many believers were reportedly relieved that Starbucks was not promoting something like unity or tolerance with this year’s cup design.'' |
| 189 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/at-least-the-president-doesnt-tweet-mean-things-says-man-being-hauled-off-to-gulag Man Imprisoned In Gulag Happy President Doesn't Make Mean Tweets]] |
| 190 | * SkywardScream: After Trump shut down the government over border wall funding: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/nations-libertarians-to-scream-at-sky-the-moment-the-government-reopens Nation's Libertarians To Scream At Sky The Moment Government Reopens]]" |
| 191 | -->''At publishing time, sources had confirmed the method was just as effective as libertarians' usual political strategies.'' |
| 192 | * SmallNameBigEgo: |
| 193 | ** After Russia invades Ukraine, Music/NeilYoung once again [[https://babylonbee.com/news/neil-young-threatens-to-leave-spotify-again-unless-vladimir-putin-backs-down-from-ukraine threatens to remove his music library from Spotify]] unless Putin gives in to his demands. |
| 194 | ** PlayedForLaughs by way of SelfDeprecation when CEO Seth Dillon [[https://youtu.be/oHBK2TXidBU responded]] to the Steven Crowder vs. Daily Wire contract controversy by claiming that Crowder was talking about the Bee when he made vague references to "Big Con" and that the Bee was a global media empire MegaCorp that strong-arms its contributors. |
| 195 | * SocietyIsToBlame: Parodied with {{Cain}} defending his murder of his brother Abel in front of God by claiming that a system of "white supremacy" is truly responsible and that God should be a part of the solution instead of perpetuating "structures of oppression" by blaming Cain. [[ShutUpHannibal God banishes him]]. |
| 196 | * SpellingBee: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mnQTzhVgl8 "Spelling Bee Contestant Asks The Definition of “Woman”"]] |
| 197 | * TheStarscream: Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are often spoofed to have a relationship like this with articles in which Harris is already [[https://babylonbee.com/news/report-kamala-harris-already-vetting-vp-picks reviewing her own VP picks]] immediately after becoming VP pick herself, [[https://babylonbee.com/news/kamala-says-biden-will-be-kept-comfortable-while-a-discussion-ensues-about-whether-to-keep-him-alive muses about having him involuntarily euthanized]] after he twisted an ankle, and [[https://babylonbee.com/news/increased-inauguration-security-bulletproof-glass-to-be-placed-between-biden-and-kamala a plate of bulletproof glass being placed between them]] at Biden's inauguration. |
| 198 | * StealthInsult: |
| 199 | ** [[https://babylonbee.com/news/new-disney-premium-service-will-send-a-satanist-drag-queen-to-your-house-to-teach-your-kids-about-communism "New Disney+ Premium Service Will Send A Satanist Drag Queen To Your House To Teach Your Kids About Communism"]] mocks left-wing perceptions of right-wing views, while also directing a jab at parents who are too lazy to impart knowledge to their own children. |
| 200 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/ted-cruz-says-all-his-haters-just-think-hes-really-sexy Ted Cruz Says All His Haters Are Just Unable To Resist His Raw Sex Appeal]]" is making fun of Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez for constantly accusing her critics of [[BelligerentSexualTension being attracted to her]] instead of simply despising her politics, but doesn't mention her name once. |
| 201 | * StrawAffiliation: Mocked after some unfortunate comments by Chelsea Handler on the topic: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/chelsea-handler-patrols-polling-places-to-make-sure-no-black-people-are-voting-for-trump Chelsea Handler Patrols Polling Places To Make Sure No Black People Are Voting For Trump]]". |
| 202 | * StupidJetpackHitler: In September 2023, the ''Bee'' ran a story headlined "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/canadian-parliament-gives-standing-ovation-to-mecha-hitler-for-role-in-killing-russians Canadian Parliament Gives Standing Ovation To Mecha Hitler For Role In Fighting Russians]]". And yes, the Mecha Hitler pictured in the story is the same one that's the trope's page image. A few days earlier, Parliament had given a standing ovation to a 98-year-old Ukrainian WWII veteran during a visit by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. As it turned out, said veteran had served in a Waffen-SS unit. |
| 203 | * SweetPollyOliver: Quite a few of Hilary Clinton's [[RunningGag many]] [[PaperThinDisguise disguises]] have her dress up as a man. |
| 204 | * TakeThat: Part and parcel as a parody news site. One in particular lists the "10 Most Hilarious Episodes of ''Series/{{Friends}}''", and the accompanying article is completely blank. |
| 205 | * ThatOneLevel: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/mans-whole-life-has-been-preparing-him-for-this-moment-when-his-kid-asks-for-help-with-the-water-temple "Man's Whole Life Has Been Preparing Him For This Moment When His Kid Asks For Help With The Water Temple"]] %%InUniverse |
| 206 | * ThreateningShark: |
| 207 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/man-being-devoured-by-hungry-sharks-tries-apologizing-to-them Man Being Devoured By Hungry Sharks Tries Apologizing To Them]]" |
| 208 | ** "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/massacre-as-great-white-shark-allowed-to-compete-in-womens-500-freestyle Massacre As Great White Shark Allowed To Compete In Women's 500 Freestyle]]." The shark wins by killing everyone on the field. |
| 209 | * TwoferTokenMinority: {{Parodied}}: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/amazons-new-lord-of-the-rings-series-to-include-transgender-elf-in-wheelchair Amazon's New Lord Of The Rings Series]] [[Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower To Include Bisexual Transgender Elf In Wheelchair]]." |
| 210 | * UnknownRival: Parodied and exaggerated when Music/NeilYoung demands Spotify to unperson Creator/JoeRogan. [[https://babylonbee.com/news/report-strong-spike-in-google-searches-for-who-is-neil-young Nobody knows who Neil Young actually is]]. Even Google returns blank pages. |
| 211 | * VitriolicBestBuds: The music video "Be My RBG: A Ballad of Political Unity" is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to friendships across ideological lines, with the title and chorus referencing the notorious OddFriendship between Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. |
| 212 | * WackyFratboyHijinx: Brett Kavanaugh is depicted as a {{Manchild}} {{Fratbro}} drunkenly dumping a keg of beer on Amy Coney Barrett's head to celebrate her confirmation to the Supreme Court. |
| 213 | * WeCare: [[https://youtu.be/4aymk4g1P9I "Companies Strangely Silent On Pride Month In The Middle East"]] is about companies that support the LGBT community during Pride Month, but only in the US. Their Middle Eastern branches don't bother trying to appeal to them and just keep their logos the same as usual. |
| 214 | * WhiteMansBurden: DeconstructiveParody with [[https://youtu.be/l46WI7Sa9Hg "White Liberal Shocked As Black Man Gets ID"]]. It's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly that]], and the liberal in question doesn't even think black people can even ''feed'' themselves. |
| 215 | * WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/unlucky-charismatic-gets-boring-gift-hospitality "Unlucky Charismatic Gets Boring Gift Of Hospitality."]] |
| 216 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/noooo-my-precious-screams-governor-whitmer-after-state-orders-her-to-throw-ring-of-power-into-the-fires-of-mount-doom Governor Whitmer Refuses to throw Ring of Power into the Fires of Mount Doom]]" |
| 217 | * WouldHurtAChild: "[[https://babylonbee.com/news/anonymous-white-house-source-claims-trump-punched-a-baby Anonymous White House Source Claims Trump Punched a Baby.]]" |
| 218 | * YourMom: [[https://babylonbee.com/news/the-10-most-brutally-martyred-christians-in-the-history-of-the-world "The 10 Most Brutally Martyred Christians In American History"]] has for #5: "Your mom, who was told by the deacons that she couldn't eat three whole casseroles at the potluck". The image is replaced with placeholder text explaining that she sat on the camera, and crushed it because she's fat. |
| 219 | * ZombieApocalypse: {{Parodied}} in "WOKEPOCALYPSE: The 2020 Babylon Bee Halloween Horror Special." |
| 220 | |
| 221 | ---- |
| 222 | !! The podcast provides examples of: |
| 223 | |
| 224 | * HypotheticalFightDebate: One of their standard questions in their interview show is pitching some hypothetical match-ups. |
| 225 | -->''Who would win in a fight? [[MemeticBadass Bishop Barron]], or a [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Balrog]]?'' |
| 226 | * RunningGag: |
| 227 | ** They ask all their guests if they've ever met the Christian musician Carman, regardless of how unlikely that is. |
| 228 | ** They also ask their guests if they'll commit themselves to Christ, altar-call style. Since most of the guests are Christian, most say yes; the podcasters act as if they've gotten a new convert regardless. |
| 229 | * SoundEffectBleep: Swear words are censored with [FLOWERBED!]. |
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