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I read the article (which contains no quotes & no sources). I also read the linked article, which is just a VW press release about a concept car. I don't see a

I read the article (which contains no quotes & no sources). I also read the linked article, which is just a VW press release about a concept car. I don't see any mention of them "admitting" anything. Nor is there any evidence that they did so because for any of the reasons claimed in the article. They don't even mention physical buttons in their press release other than extraordinarily brief "classic volume control". Is this what passes for upvoted journalism on HN these days? Completely made up articles that can't even bother finding some corporate PR flack to give them a quote?

karmakaze 3y ago
I agree that there are such fact-free postings here. Since we can't downvote the post, the best thing to do is link a previous/substantiated posting (if available) and discussion thread. I'm guessing that the upvotes aren't necessarily for the article quality but rather agreement with the title and wanting to have a discussion.
- blooalien 3y ago
  > I'm guessing that the upvotes aren't necessarily for the article quality but rather agreement with the title and wanting to have a discussion. Yeah, I'll sometimes upvote something I disagree with or dislike for this exact reason. If the discussion surrounding it is particularly "lively" or otherwise interesting, the post which inspired that can sometimes get my upvote.