| The title of the BBC article [1] that references the study: > Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link What the study actually says, according to the same article: > We couldn't tell the difference between social-media impact and mental health in 2010 and 2019, [..] > [..] the connection is not getting stronger. Hence, the title is an obvious lie. (likely to get more clicks, push a certain agenda, or both) Having a title contradicting the contents of the article has become extremely common these days. Unfortunately, it's also very common for people to only read the headlines (does anyone know the stats on this?), and I'm sure media outlets are fully aware of that. Hence, I would argue that articles with titles like these should be classified the same was as false information, and fought against accordingly. It's not enough to "clarify" the meaning in the article, when the title - the false claim - is all what most people take away (and disseminate further). [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56970368 |