I really dislike "confuse" in this context. I don't believe they were confused. Read the definition of confused and it's not a synonym of processing new and une

I really dislike "confuse" in this context. I don't believe they were confused. Read the definition of confused and it's not a synonym of processing new and unexpected information. Words change meaning of course, but this kind of headline isn't trying to change the meaning, it's using the wrong meaning on purpose to make a story that doesn't need to be made.