The actual papers probably did. News writeups are often much more sensationalized than the actual research abstract and conclusion. This PhD Comic describes it

The actual papers probably did. News writeups are often much more sensationalized than the actual research abstract and conclusion. This PhD Comic describes it really well: http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174 http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174 This article is actually fairly balanced in comparison to many of the other paper-based news write ups I've seen.