BBC debunks claim that there are 100 North Sea cod
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Re: BBC debunks claim that there are 100 North Sea cod
#2I really hope that this kind of ridiculous headlines get a much deserved backlash. It's the only hope to see fewer of them.
Re: BBC debunks claim that there are 100 North Sea cod
#3I hear there's only 3 humans left in the world. I mean adult humans*
*a human reaches adulthood at age 115
Re: BBC debunks claim that there are 100 North Sea cod
#4To be clear, this is a (welcome) debunking of the claim made by other newspapers, and not a direct claim by the BBC (which the title implies)
edit I see the title has now been updated to better reflect the source
Re: BBC debunks claim that there are 100 North Sea cod
#5Surprise surprise: journalism done bad!
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#6Betteridge's Law of Headlines: "Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'".
Re: BBC debunks claim that there are 100 North Sea cod
#7Betteridge's Law of Headlines: "Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'".
Can a headline which ends in a question mark always be answered by the word 'no'?
Re: BBC debunks claim that there are 100 North Sea cod
#8Betteridge's Law of Headlines: "Any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'no'".
Please do explain further - I've not seen this referenced with it's name and description for quite some time on Hacker News! It is very rare!