[clouddrover]

> Both this article and the Ars Technica article are prime examples of misinformation and fake news. Unfortunately they won’t be flagged as such

The articles won't be flagged as such because they are neither misinformation nor fake news.

[throwawaysea]

The Ars headline is: “Consumer Reports shows Tesla Autopilot works with no one in the driver’s seat”

That is misinformation. Facebook and Twitter have flagged articles for much less, because they felt the headlines were misleading or incomplete.

[croes]

So Teslas Autopilot does not work with no one in the driver seat?

[clouddrover]

It isn't and they haven't. Reading past the headline is a basic skill of news reading. It doesn't make it misinformation just because you don't like the headline.

[throwawaysea]

You know full well many people will share this article, never read past the headline, and repeat it. The sentiment held in the headline will be the one that persists and the damage to Musk and Tesla’s reputation will be done, even though the truth is that you would need to artificially rig up the car to defeat its safety measures.

[clouddrover]

> You know full well many people will share this article, never read past the headline, and repeat it

People not reading an article does not make the article misinformation or fake news.

> the damage to Musk and Tesla’s reputation will be done

I wouldn't worry about that. Musk does enough reputational damage all by himself.