[freddybobs]

This is an article from newspaper The Times in the UK. The origin isn't a rumor on reddit.

I don't know if it's true or not - but if it's false, the real issue would be a credible news source, The Times, got it wrong, not reddit.

[pembrook]

Reddit is basically a proxy for mainstream US/UK media narratives. If you google "Finland NATO," you'll see almost every US/UK news outlet has published an article with this same definitive-sounding BS headline in the past 2 days.

The real question is why? There have been no definitive announcements from Finland and Sweden, nor even rumors of upcoming announcements. It's all speculation.

So either someone is coordinating to feed this story to US/UK outlets, OR some idiot published this incorrectly and all the copycat content factories are playing a deadly game of telephone seeing who can re-write this headline in the most inflammatory way to get clicks.

My guess is the latter.

[philistine]

Have you not read the article? They quote a US official. It's in English news everywhere because it's the something the US government wants to make happen!

[LargoLasskhyfv]

My guess is https://stratcomcoe.org/

[Tepix]

Is it because finnish newspapers are written in finnish?

[ThePowerOfFuet]

YLE is also published in English.

[stingraycharles]

I believe that the parent tried to emphasize that there were many different (international) news articles about this. I don’t think they were questioning Reddit’s credibility.

[hajhatten]

I believe the reddit post linked to Reuters.

Edit: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-sweden-set-join...