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With more and more states in the U.S. legalizing the use of marijuana, it was only a matter of time before a cannabis-based cartoon character was introduced on a children's show. At least that's the conceit of a viral piece from the satirical website Babylon Bee. On 9 August 2018, the site published an article about the upcoming debut of a character named Cannabis Carl on the animated children's show VeggieTales: An image purportedly showing Cannabis Carl with the rest of the VeggieTales characters was also shared by the satirical web site. This picture was a digital fabrication created by taking a genuine image featuring various characters from VeggieTales (left) and adding in a cannabis cartoon character (right): The Babylon Bee is a satirical web site whose disclaimer states that The Babylon Bee Is Your Trusted Source for Christian News Satire.
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