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Not just the headline, the entire article. My reaction to the first sentence would be that there are vindictive arsonists out there who tried to set the bush o
by AndrewKemendo 7y ago
Not just the headline, the entire article.
My reaction to the first sentence would be that there are vindictive arsonists out there who tried to set the bush on fire:
Police in Australia have arrested and charged two dozen people they say deliberately lit blazes during the wildfire season that has so far killed at least 18 people, destroyed thousands of homes and ravaged over 10 million acres of land
However if you read it slowly, it simply states that there were people who started fires (of unknown purpose) during a time (wildfire season) when lighting fires for any reason is banned.
The only mention of it being unknown why these started was this, buried about halfway down:
"people flouting total fire bans"
Shoddy journalism at best, clickbait fanning of flames (pun intended) at worst.