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So what does "found to be corrupt" mean in a blog context? "Please sue me for libel?" (Yes, I see the note. "I don't need journalistic integrity, I'm a register
by tveita 14y ago
So what does "found to be corrupt" mean in a blog context? "Please sue me for libel?" (Yes, I see the note. "I don't need journalistic integrity, I'm a registered journalist!")
Good job on finding the other common meaning; you'll have noticed that a search on "found to be corrupt" yields two meanings besides this article: corrupted data, and findings of a court or investigation.
There are a lot of ways to phrase the headline that wouldn't make a reasonable reader assume that this was an official ruling, e.g.
"X is corrupt",
"Why X is corrupt",
"Evidence that X is corrupt",
"X alleged to be corrupt",
or really anything but "found to be".
The facts by themselves are interesting, but the headline I found misleading.
- Natsu 14y ago> So what does "found to be corrupt" mean in a blog context? It means that evidence indicating corruption has been found. Any other reading puts words in their mouth.