Does San Francisco Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by Dyeing Sidewalk Poop Green?
On March 17, 2026, better known by many as St. Patrick’s Day, a rumor spread online that the city of San Francisco celebrates the holiday by dyeing human excrement on the city’s streets and sidewalks green.
The claim: The city of San Francisco celebrates St. Patrick’s Day by dyeing poop on the sidewalk green.
For example, one X post read, “San Francisco Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day By Adding Green Dye To Sidewalk Poop.” Some users apparently believe the claim. Don’t step in this claim.
San Francisco Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day By Adding Green Dye To Sidewalk Poop https://t.co/vP2KlAkmou pic.twitter.com/ChTv907B8W
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) March 17, 2026
In short, the rumor is fictional. It originated from The Babylon Bee, a website and network of social media pages that describes its content as satirical in nature.
Its X account describes the outlet as, “Fake news you can trust,” while the website’s about page states the following:
The Babylon Bee is the world’s best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life.
Despite the claim originating from a known satire source, we also checked multiple search engines including Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo to search for evidence suggesting the rumor was true, just in case. If it were, local news media outlets like the San Francisco Chronicle would have likely reported on it, and those search inquiries would have uncovered that evidence. No such local reporting exists.
*Let us note here: Whether you agree with something being described as satire or parody is a matter of opinion. We label these rumors based on creators’ description of them. Your call on whether you agree.