Not really a misleading headline more of a stupid one. Pretty interesting article though. Give it a read. I’ve got news for your Dr. Headline Writer. An asteroid will hit the earth within the next fourteen days. They are doing so all the time. Tom Liberman Sword and Sorcery fantasy with a Libertarian Ideology Current Release: […]
I just spotted a story from Good Morning America that blares out that a woman was recently released from prison after disputing the circumcision of her son. The headline in this case is actually not bad, it’s the story itself that is misleading. If you read the story they simply state that the son of Heather […]
I’m a huge proponent of self-driving cars for many reasons and my trainer at the gym alerted me to the fact that 4 of the 50 self-driving cars in California have been in accidents. The assumption being that they caused the crashes; or at least that’s what the bevy of misleading headlines would have you […]
The big, bad, old evil casino is refusing to pay Pauline McKee her $41 million winnings and isn’t that just awful? At least that’s what the misleading heading from the Chicago Tribune would like you to think. Here’s the real story. McKee was playing penny slots and won $1.85 but an error on the machine […]
Fooled again! Those darn headline writers got me, although this time I can’t complain too much because whoever wrote the story has a good point. It’s a bit of a double-misdirection whammy because the actual headline on the story is accurate, it’s just its re-imagining in Yahoo News that lures in the unwary (me). Boring, bland: […]
Those darn misleading headlines! I’m aware and wary but this one got me! Connecticut Teen Who Refused Chemo Now in ‘Remission,’ Seeks Freedom blares the headline. There have been a number of stories in the news in the last few months about young people who did not want to get chemotherapy. In several cases the […]
I have a late class this morning so I’ve got some time to read the news and I came across a second ridiculously misleading headline. Well, it’s beyond misleading. It’s a complete falsehood. The headline is misleading and the story behind it is worse. Mystery of Bee Colony Collapse May have been Solved screams the headline […]
I woke up this morning to find an no-brainer addition to my misleading headline of the week collection. Bill Walton thinks Michael Jordan was just an Average Athlete blare the headlines from stories across the sporting world. Anyone who follows basketball knows that Jordan is arguably the greatest player in the history of the National Basketball Association […]
And the winner for misleading headline of the week is awarded to Pro Football Talk with this doozy about Johnny Manziel. Teammates say Johnny Manziel is a “nightmare” in practice. For those of you not following the NFL closely I’ll do a quick recap. Manziel was a controversial pick in the first round of the […]
I just read an interesting article and was “blindsided” by the blatant and disgusting misleading blurb that accompanied the headline. The story comes from Yahoo news and involves a Maryland school district that decided to remove all religious holiday references from their calendar rather than include references to Muslim holidays. The headline itself is accurate: […]
And we have a winner in the Misleading Headline of the Week contest! I usually find my Misleading Headline on Yahoo which conglomerates from other places but today the story is actually from the desk of Yahoo Sports. Mo’ne Davis, and why no one should laugh at the idea of a woman in Major League […]
In my ceaseless vigil to find my loyal audience misleading and amusing headlines I take a look at quite a few stories but I think this is a first for me. I’ve found a story in the Huffington Post and a story in the Inquisitr that are not only about the same subject but actually […]
Miley Cyrus is big news for reasons I can’t fully understand but whenever she does something there are a ton of stories about her. The latest is that she got a new tattoo which is misspelled. So, of course, I have to check this out and I see that the tattoo reads, “Love yer Brain“. […]
I spotted this doozy from Business Insider and it’s only Monday. We’re on the Verge of the Greatest Transfer of Wealth in the History of the World screams the headline. With wealth inequality making headlines all over the news and being a talking point of the Democratic party one cannot be blamed for making the […]
There is a science story making so many headlines it’s impossible to pick just one so I’ve included a Bing Search showing the plethora of them. It’s likely you’ve seen the headlines as well. Basically the story is that there is a huge ocean inside the earth’s core which holds about three times the water […]
Florida man charged with vandalism after bumper sticker protest of judge who handled his divorce case reads the blaring headline from Yahoo Odd News. It certainly makes me want to see what crazy nonsense the police are up to today. The implication is that the authorities in Pinellas County, FL are vindictively going after a […]
It’s only Tuesday but I’ve got a misleading headline to post already. Let’s hope I don’t break my record of three misleading headlines in the same week. My complaint here isn’t with the New Yorker which ran the original story but with Yahoo who posted it on their scroll with no explanation. IN LANDMARK DECISION, […]
And NBC News claims the big award for misleading headline of the week with this doozy: Former NYPD Officer Arrested for Anti-Semitic Graffiti in Brooklyn The headline is one of those things that is technically correct but incredibly misleading. The fellow being charged with the crimes, Michael Setiawan, served in some capacity for the New York […]
And we have a winner! U.S. Scientists Clone Two Adults screams the headline looking for clicks. I generally read the Science sections of various news outlets and have been following this story for a few days. It’s hardly what the headline purports. The real idea here is that they took genetic information from adults and produced […]
I know, it’s only Tuesday but when you see a headline as stupid as the one I’m about to show you, well, you just can’t resist. The fact that the headline is an extension of a story I’ve already written about doesn’t hurt. Go ahead and read my post to find out the full details of […]