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The title is “Did a US Chess Champion Cheat?” and the text of the article uses statistical analysis to show that the person most likely did not cheat. What woul
by mrala 1y ago
The title is “Did a US Chess Champion Cheat?” and the text of the article uses statistical analysis to show that the person most likely did not cheat. What would you consider to be misleading between the title and the article?
- bediger4000 1y agoThe headline also complies with Betteridge's Law of Headlines. It's entirely legal.
- RegnisGnaw 1y agoThis is a perfect example of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
- joshuat 1y ago"Statistical analysis shows US Chess Champion most likely did not cheat, despite recent claims" would be nice
- thieving_magpie 1y agoWhen I opened the article I thought it was going to be about someone cheating at the US Chess Championship.
- paxys 1y agoHeadlines following Betteridge's law were the original clickbait, and this definitely fits.