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"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." Or more to the point, people remember inaccurate stories - they don't reme
by Semiapies 15y ago
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
Or more to the point, people remember inaccurate stories - they don't remember the corrections.
- TeMPOraL 15y agoThat's why anti-editorializing rules on HN submission titles are so important. That's why picking a good headline for the article is important. That's (another reason) why I believe that most of the news services are doing a disservice to humanity. We read many more headlines than full articles, and every sensationalistic title that is inaccurate, or a lie if taken out of context, might be another untrue information we learn.