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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==
==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://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?"]