Usually when I read a headline like "X are reporting...", "Y is becoming...", etc. I expect to see some data that shows a trend, with analysis from the author t

Usually when I read a headline like "X are reporting...", "Y is becoming...", etc. I expect to see some data that shows a trend, with analysis from the author to convince me that the trend is significant. This article is two anecdotes, one of which has since been "credibly contested". It reads to me like an author looking for anything to support a story they already knew they wanted to write, rather than a story that evolves from the facts and data available.