[george-in-sd]

I think it's relevant information in this case. If you saw a blog post on exxon.com saying Teslas are dangerous it would never be considered newsworthy and never make to YC.

ARC is paid by oil companies to write articles that make their position appear to be newsworthy. They are very upfront about article generation: http//www.arcweb.com/consulting-services/marketing-communications