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[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For those of you wondering, the answer wound up being "yes it is". This is why click bait headlines are bad.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 years ago

What kind of amateur journalist doesn't know Betteridge's law of headlines?

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

In this instance, I think maybe the fact that they're asking, at all, is more telling/alarming/relevant than whatever the answer purportedly is.