The Betoota Advocate controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Betoota Advocate faces backlash over protest coverage
Public backlash
Betoota Advocate faced criticism from readers and public figures after publishing articles that seemingly defended anti-lockdown protesters and framed their demonstrations as expressions of dissatisfaction with the government's pandemic response.
Source excerpt
Satirical news website Betoota Advocate is facing backlash for publishing two articles that seemingly defended the anti-lockdown protesters who clashed with police in Sydney's CBD on Saturday in scenes that shocked Australia.
Betoota Advocate's bizarre take was roundly rejected by its readers, who blasted the articles in the comments section.
2017
Bundaberg alcohol-violence satire criticised
Queensland MP Leanne Donaldson said the publication had missed the mark after it ran a story suggesting Bundaberg would build a giant statue of a black eye. The criticism focused on the article's treatment of the town's problems with alcohol-fuelled violence.
2015
John Eales quote controversy
Former Wallabies captain John Eales criticised an article that attributed a highly inflammatory statement about Australian-born All Blacks supporters to him. The dispute concerned the use of a fictional quote presented in a realistic news context.
2014
RSPCA criticism over dog-fight satire
RSPCA Australia criticised a story claiming that veterinarians would be present at Queensland dog fights. The organisation objected that the article was not clearly identified as satire and used fabricated quotations attributed to it.