Betteridge’s Law: Amid a new COVID-19 surge, should we all be wearing masks again? Experts weigh in
Nope. This uses the technique of asking a rhetorical question, whose answer is No, to make an implication.
Maps: The size of countries, in reality
Maps can be very misleading.
Media: Typical American cannot buy a home in 99% of nation
Once again, the media confuses average and median, leaves out that half of homebuyers are dual incomes, not a single income, and that people can and do buy homes less than the median price. Bad reporting.
Media: Exaggerate much? Solar storm to end civilization?
The sole purpose of today’s media is to frighten you and present you with negativity. This article should win an award for mindlessly frightening people about something that is very unlikely and, in fact, there are protections in place.
Reporter David Axe publishes literally the same headline, every month for a year – and all of them have been wrong – updated
Source: Reporter David Axe publishes literally the same headline, every month for a year – and all of them have been wrong – Social Panic At this point, it’s hilarious. The reporter David Axe has a BA in history and an MA in fiction writing (really).
Media: Remember July’s reports on smoke from fires in Canada?
In July, the national news reported about smoke from Canada wild fires impacting east coast cities. Why the AQI was over 100! Oh my! In the past few days, the AQI at my town has exceeded 500. It’s not even worth a news story in my state, outside the County.
Fake News?: “Florida hit by empty shelves in protests at DeSantis crackdown”
Numerous media reports, all sourced to social media posts, say Florida has food shortages due to Gov. Desantis’ policies. But they are showing photos and videos of empty store shelves that occurred in the past after hurricanes, or one video showed empty refrigerated goods section at Walmart. That actually happened – but it was due to a malfunctioning refrigeration system so food was temporarily removed while the unit was undergoing repairs. “Professional” media sourcing to anonymous items on social media tends to end badly.
Misinformation is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Experts claim that misinformation is the leading cause of death in the United States. Hah hah.