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Betteridge's law of headlines (view source)
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'''Betteridge<nowiki>'</nowiki>s law of headlines''' states that headlines that end with a [[question mark]] can be safely answered "no".<ref>http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/02/techcrunch-irresponsible-journalism.html</ref>
'''Betteridge<nowiki>'</nowiki>s law of headlines''' states that headlines that end with a [[question mark]] can be safely answered "no".<ref>http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/02/techcrunch-irresponsible-journalism.html</ref>
==Examples==
*[http://techcrunch.com/2009/02/20/did-lastfm-just-hand-over-user-listening-data-to-the-riaa/ "Did Last.fm Just Hand Over User Listening Data to the RIAA?"], criticized by [http://www.technovia.co.uk/2009/02/techcrunch-irresponsible-journalism.html Ian Betteridge] himself.
*[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/03/09/constitution/obama-born-in-kenya/ "Obama Born in Kenya?"]
*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/10/was-2012-bad-year-for-reddit-atheism.html "Was 2012 a BAD year for Reddit atheism? Does atheism have a strong tendency to ruin everything it touches?"]
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