Man Who Believes in Talking Snake Decries “Fake News”
January 24, 2018 by Hemant Mehta

A man who believes that Jesus Christ transforms into a cracker and that a snake persuaded a woman to unleash sin into the world said today that “fake news” is the work of the Devil.

Pope Francis said in a speech at the Vatican that “fake news” began with the serpent in the Garden of Eden, and the situation hasn’t improved since then.

“Spreading fake news can serve to advance specific goals, influence political decisions and serve economic interests,” the Pope said.

The Pope’s message blames the difficulty in unmasking and eliminating fake news to people interacting with homogeneous news environments rather than listening to differing perspectives and opinions.

“Disinformation thus thrives on the absence of healthy confrontation with other sources of information that could effectively challenge prejudices and generate constructive dialogue; instead, it risks turning people into unwilling accomplices in spreading biased and baseless ideas,” the Pope’s message said.