It's not "can't be bothered", implying low effort. It's very intentional SEO. Linking to the source unweights their own reporting. And it isn't a dark pattern.

It's not "can't be bothered", implying low effort. It's very intentional SEO. Linking to the source unweights their own reporting. And it isn't a dark pattern. Dark patterns are https://www.darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern https://www.darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern type of things. Or, the typical cookie consent box. This is just tragedy of the commons.