Origin
On Jan. 20, 2021, shortly after former U.S. President Donald Trump left office, an image started circulating online that supposedly showed the Oval Office at the White House being fumigated:
This is not a genuine photograph of the Oval Office being fumigated after Trump left office. This picture originated with a satirical article published in 2017 by the Waterford Whispers News titled, “Oval Office Fumigated After Complaints Of Overwhelming Smell Of Bullshit.”
The Waterford Whispers News, which carries a disclaimer labeling its content as fiction, created this image from a Shutterstock photo of the Oval Office. Here’s a comparison of the real image (left) and the fake photo (right):
RTE will report itself to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) and issue a public apology for airing a sketch that suggested God was involved in rape.
A sketch about God that aired as part of the RTE New Year’s Eve Countdown show did not comply with the broadcaster’s own standards, RTE’s boss has said.
The sketch by satirical group Waterford Whispers News featured a mocked-up news report in which God was arrested over “ongoing sexual harassment scandals”.
RTE is to make a voluntary disclosure of non-compliance to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) following an internal investigation.
1. I am shocked that producer/editor of NYE Countdown Show @RTE@RTEOne didnât realise how deeply offensive was a mocking news report accusing God of rape & reporting his imprisonment. This outrageous clip should be removed immediately & denounced by all people of goodwill. Eamon Martin (@ArchbishopEamon) January 1, 2021
RTE admits God sketch caused undue offence as clip to be removed from the Player
The station will issue an apology after receiving thousands of complaints about the New Year s Eve sketch
RTE Sketch which appeared as part of the NYE programming which accuses God of rape and shows him being led away by a Garda Officer.
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