Appearing somewhat sympathetic to the Babylon Bee, Snopes said: «Although it should have been obvious that the Babylon Bee piece was just a spoof
of the ongoing
political brouhaha
over alleged news media «
bias» and «fake news,» some readers missed that aspect
of the article and interpreted it literally.
* The role
of the US in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global climate change or enhancement
of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates
over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education, human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction
of political or economic
bias in the dissemination and use
of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)
The furor last May
over Facebook's alleged tampering with the Trending Topics box — and Facebook's overwrought reaction to even the suggestion
of explicit
bias — seemed to confirm that Facebook's incentives were such that the company would never become overtly
political.