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by EGG_CREAM 995 days ago
That is not really more likely. Most news outlets don't actually want to have a horrible reputation.
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ejb999 994 days ago
News operations live and die by eyeballs and clicks - they will say or report anything if it will give them more traffic, or if it appeals to their audience; don't kid yourself, getting you to click on a news story - true or not - IS the goal.
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lukas099 994 days ago
Yes and if other news outlets were already tricked, they could run an even better news story about that.
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