The post linked to a story (archived) from The Babylon Bee that began:
Protesters Protest For Higher Protesting Wage
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Protesters hard at work sowing chaos in the city because of ICE raids and the death of Renee Good have reportedly transitioned over to protesting for a higher protesting wage.
"Protesting is hard. You have to make clever signs and chant and stuff," said Sheila Cotton, a middle-aged white woman with two trans babies at home. "We deserve fair pay!"
Some readers seemed to interpret the rumor as a factual recounting of real-life events. However, there was no evidence of Minnesota protesters demanding higher wages.
Unverified rumors about paid protesters commonly spread online after significant news events. Snopes has addressed several similar claims before.
A search of the keywords "Minnesota protesters demanding higher wages" turned up results related to unverified claims regarding paid protesters, but results did not indicate protesters publicly called for "higher wages."
(Google.com)
Rather, the rumor about paid protesters demanding higher wages originated with The Babylon Bee — a popular Christian site that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature. Its About page states:
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The Babylon Bee has a history of making up stories for shares and comments, which Snopes has repeatedly debunked.
Similar satirical claims include a rumor that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave $8 billion to a Somali company to investigate fraud and the assertion that Democrats chugged artificial food dyes to protest Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kenendy Jr.
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