View source for Betteridge's law of headlines

'''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>

==Possible 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.opposingviews.com/i/politics/2012-election/was-mitt-romney-vietnam-draft-dodger "Was Mitt Romney a Vietnam Draft Dodger?"]
*[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?"]
*[http://www.examiner.com/article/did-the-obama-regime-blackmail-john-roberts-to-change-his-obamacare-decision "Did the Obama regime blackmail John Roberts to change his Obamacare decision?"]
*[http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2013/06/is-american-express-v-italian-colors-the-worst-supreme-court-arbitration-case-ever.html "Is American Express v. Italian Colors the 'Worst Supreme Court Arbitration Case Ever'?"]
*[http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/10/03/334251/has-corporate-america-achieved-total-judicial-victory-over-american-consumers/ "Has Corporate America Achieved Total Judicial Victory over American Consumers?"]
*[http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/08/04/boy-says-jeopardy-cheated-him/2617223/ "Did 'Jeopardy!' cheat a boy out of a win?"]
*[http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/09/10/2597251/did-george-zimmerman-lie-police-yesterday/ "Did George Zimmerman Lie To The Police?"]
*[http://www.infowars.com/obamacare-fines-to-be-seized-from-bank-accounts/ "Obamacare Fines to be Seized From Bank Accounts?"]
*[http://www.redstate.com/glennryt/2013/10/10/obama-dot-plans-use-of-national-guard-to-close-i-495-capital-beltway-tomorrow/ "Obama DOT Plans use of National Guard to close I-495 Capital Beltway tomorrow?"] -- admitted satire
*[http://www.volokh.com/2014/01/20/scientific-journal-canned-disagreeing-ipcc/ "Was a Scientific Journal Canned for Disagreeing with the IPCC?"]
*[http://mtpr.org/post/corporate-paid-umpires "Corporate Paid Umpires?"]
*[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2014/02/18/firstamendment/email-internet-censorship/ "Email and Internet censorship?"]
*[http://blogs.creditcards.com/2013/03/arbitration-clauses-rebound.php "Arbitration clauses on the rebound?"]
*[http://toprightnews.com/?p=2422 "Is Sen. Harry Reid Behind the BLM Land Grab of the Bundy Ranch?"]
*[http://www.parkridgeattorney.com/2014/02/25/lots-lawyer-jokes-arbitrator-jokes/ "Mandatory Arbitration: Friend of Big Business and Enemy of Consumers?"]
*[http://abcnews.go.com/Business/companies-voiding-sue-facebook/t/story?id=23363842 "Do Companies Void Your Right to Sue If You 'Like' Them on Facebook?"]
*[http://consumerist.com/2007/07/23/are-aribitrators-punished-by-credit-card-companies-for-ruling-in-favor-of-the-consumer/ "Are Aribitrators <nowiki>[</nowiki>''sic''<nowiki>]</nowiki> Punished By Credit Card Companies For Ruling In Favor Of The Consumer?"]
*"Did Obama set up an 'Constitution-exemption zone' within 100 miles of the U.S./Mexican border?"
*[http://veritasnews.com/forced-arbitration-the-end-of-class-action/ "Forced Arbitration: The End of Class Action?"]
*[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2014/08/28/accountability/executive/jihad-obama-recruiter/ "Jihad: Obama a Recruiter?"]
*[http://veritasnews.com/did-american-arbitration-association-arbitrator-have-a-conflict-of-interest/ "Did American Arbitration Association arbitrator have a conflict-of-interest?"]
*[http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Could-You-Be-Charged-For-Taking-Photos-Of-National-Forests-18430 "Could You Be Charged For Taking Photos Of National Forests?"]
*[http://www.teapartycrusaders.com/u-s-politics/non-citizens-decide-november-election/ "Could non-citizens decide the November election?"]
*[http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/did-the-gop-use-twitter-to-break-campaign-finance-law/ "Did the GOP use Twitter to break campaign finance law?"]
*[http://consumerist.com/2014/12/10/in-wake-of-target-ruling-will-retailers-scale-back-security-so-they-can-plead-ignorance/ "In Wake Of Target Ruling, Will Retailers Scale Back Security So They Can Plead Ignorance?"]
*[http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB112553966818328701 "Did Credit-Card Issuers Collude to Force Arbitration?"]--according to a 2014 decision by a judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the answer is no
*[http://www.mccarthylawyer.com/2015/03/13/is-credit-card-arbitration-a-lousy-deal-for-the-consumer/ "Is Credit Card Arbitration a Lousy Deal for the Consumer?"]
*[http://spectator.org/articles/62987/can-king-v-burwell-revive-economy "Can King v. Burwell Revive the Economy?"]
*[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2015/06/21/editorial/uncategorized/rogue-court/ "Rogue Court?"]--the first sentence of the article asks "Has the United States Supreme Court turned completely into a rogue court?"
*[http://voterintegrityproject.com/hiding-non-citz-voters/ "Is HB 328 the “Non-Citizen Voter Protection Act”?!"]
*[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/07/04/is-texas-plan-to-bring-home-its-stockpile-of-gold-bars-a-step-toward-secession/ "Is Texas’ Plan to Bring Home Its Stockpile of Gold Bars a Step Toward Secession?"]
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3160894/Could-roads-PLASTIC-spell-end-potholes-Recycled-bottles-finally-end-scourge-motorist.html?ito=social-facebook "Could roads made from PLASTIC spell the end of potholes?"]

==References==
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