Difference between revisions of "Betteridge's law of headlines"

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*[http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/09/10/2597251/did-george-zimmerman-lie-police-yesterday/ "Did George Zimmerman Lie To The Police?"]
 
*[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.infowars.com/obamacare-fines-to-be-seized-from-bank-accounts/ "Obamacare Fines to be Seized From Bank Accounts?"]
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*[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?"]
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*[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://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://mtpr.org/post/corporate-paid-umpires "Corporate Paid Umpires?"]

Revision as of 19:36, June 22, 2014

Betteridge's law of headlines states that headlines that end with a question mark can be safely answered "no".[1]

Possible examples

References