Difference between revisions of "Betteridge's law of headlines"
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*[http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2012/03/09/constitution/obama-born-in-kenya/ "Obama Born in Kenya?"] | *[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://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?"] | ||
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Revision as of 02:14, June 13, 2013
Betteridge's law of headlines states that headlines that end with a question mark can be safely answered "no".[1]
Examples
- "Did Last.fm Just Hand Over User Listening Data to the RIAA?", criticized by Ian Betteridge himself.
- "Was Mitt Romney a Vietnam Draft Dodger?"
- "Obama Born in Kenya?"
- "Was 2012 a BAD year for Reddit atheism? Does atheism have a strong tendency to ruin everything it touches?"
- "Did the Obama regime blackmail John Roberts to change his Obamacare decision?"