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2023-04-19 14:23:05 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

It's true that Twitter labeled CBC's official account "69% Government-funded Media." That number was not seemingly based on the factual makeup of CBC's budget. When Snopes asked why Twitter picked "69%," its communications team responded with a poop emoji autoreply. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cbc-69-twitter/

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• It's true that Twitter labeled CBC's official account "69% Government-funded Media." That number was not seemingly based on the factual makeup of CBC's budget. When Snopes asked why Twitter picked "69%," its communications team responded with a poop emoji autoreply. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cbc-69-twitter/