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| − | *[ | + | *[https://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.opposingviews.com/i/politics/2012-election/was-mitt-romney-vietnam-draft-dodger "Was Mitt Romney a Vietnam Draft Dodger?"] | ||
*[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://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://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://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?"] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://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://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://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://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://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?"] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://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://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://spectator.org/articles/62987/can-king-v-burwell-revive-economy "Can King v. Burwell Revive the Economy?"] | ||
Revision as of 13:50, September 26, 2018
Betteridge's law of headlines states that headlines that end with a question mark can be safely answered "no".[1]
Possible 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?"
- "Did the Obama regime blackmail John Roberts to change his Obamacare decision?"
- "Is American Express v. Italian Colors the 'Worst Supreme Court Arbitration Case Ever'?"
- "Has Corporate America Achieved Total Judicial Victory over American Consumers?"
- "Did 'Jeopardy!' cheat a boy out of a win?"
- "Did George Zimmerman Lie To The Police?"
- "Obamacare Fines to be Seized From Bank Accounts?"
- "Obama DOT Plans use of National Guard to close I-495 Capital Beltway tomorrow?"—admitted satire
- "Was a Scientific Journal Canned for Disagreeing with the IPCC?"
- "Corporate Paid Umpires?"
- "Email and Internet censorship?"
- "Arbitration clauses on the rebound?"
- "Is Sen. Harry Reid Behind the BLM Land Grab of the Bundy Ranch?"
- "Mandatory Arbitration: Friend of Big Business and Enemy of Consumers?"
- "Do Companies Void Your Right to Sue If You 'Like' Them on Facebook?"
- "Are Aribitrators [sic] 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?"
- "Forced Arbitration: The End of Class Action?"
- "Jihad: Obama a Recruiter?"
- "Did American Arbitration Association arbitrator have a conflict-of-interest?"
- "Could You Be Charged For Taking Photos Of National Forests?"
- "Did the GOP use Twitter to break campaign finance law?"
- "In Wake Of Target Ruling, Will Retailers Scale Back Security So They Can Plead Ignorance?"
- "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
- "Is Credit Card Arbitration a Lousy Deal for the Consumer?"
- "Can King v. Burwell Revive the Economy?"
- "Rogue Court?"—the first sentence of the article asks "Has the United States Supreme Court turned completely into a rogue court?"
- "Is HB 328 the “Non-Citizen Voter Protection Act”?!"
- "Is Texas’ Plan to Bring Home Its Stockpile of Gold Bars a Step Toward Secession?"
- "Could roads made from PLASTIC spell the end of potholes?"
- "Are DraftKings and FanDuel legal?"
- "Is Donald Trump a Democratic secret agent?"
- "Is Target Shaving Workers’ Hours So It Doesn’t Have To Insure Them?"
- "Is There a Libertarian Case for Bernie Sanders?"