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carbocation | 2 months ago

The article explicitly says that the aircraft is safe. I don't think this is particularly clickbait-y.

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arjie|2 months ago

I recall clickbait meaning "A way of describing what's behind a link, often inaccurately, so that you click on it". The completely non-controversial article seems to me to have a very hook-y headline which is exactly what the phrase refers to, at least to me. What does clickbait mean to you? Perhaps the meaning of the phrase has changed in different groups over time.

unethical_ban|2 months ago

"Future of US-China Relations in Question After Death of Hollywood Director"

A literally true sentence which falsely implies a correlation between events.

Discussion of the 777-200's economic viability has nothing to do with the Dulles incident.

schmuckonwheels|2 months ago

One sentence buried in an article that ledes with BIG SCARY ENGINE FAILURE.

kccqzy|2 months ago

It’s not a buried sentence. It’s a section heading in large font saying “ The 777-200 Problem Is Not Safety. It Is Economics.”

Then there’s a whole paragraph stating “The Boeing 777-200 is not an unsafe airplane. As far as I can tell, that is not the issue even after the incident over Dulles over the weekend.”

Then just in case the reader jumped to conclusions, the first sentence of the conclusion again says it’s safe.