[ggddv]

Can there be some sort of mechanism on HN for criticism of an unsubstantiated headline?

[dang]

You can always email [e-mail] if you think a headline is misleading, since the site guidelines call for changing those ("Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)