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Martin68

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5. If you watched the video then you know the title was false. Correcting a falsehood is not

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 20, 2023, 08:20 AM

Sep 2023

editorializing. The title implies that the subject of the story was directly confronted and publicly shamed for her actions. That's what "to humiliate" means. Just as we expect the Mass Media to correct the falsehoods spewed by Trump, for example, I think we can rely on DU posters to avoid using headlines that are misleading or factually incorrect, whether or not that was the original headline.

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SHE IS A DISTURBED PERSON Jimvanhise Sep 2023 #1

Extremely. czarjak Sep 2023 #2

I resent the wildly inaccurate headline on this story. Unadulterated clickbait. Where was the part Martin68 Sep 2023 #3

Please do not complain to me about clickbait headlines. TexasTowelie Sep 2023 #4

If you watched the video then you know the title was false. Correcting a falsehood is not Martin68 Sep 2023 #5

You have unrealistic expectations. TexasTowelie Sep 2023 #6

Expecting a headline to accurately characterize a report is not unrealistic. There is nothing Martin68 Sep 2023 #7

Once again, you have unrealistic expectations to change my posting behavior TexasTowelie Sep 2023 #8