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May 23, 2025

Social Security Commissioner Says He Googled What His Job Is After Trump Picked Him

Article:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/frank-bisignano-social-security-googled-job_n_682fd496e4b097a9e0440b91

Why Troubling News:

The headline implies that the social security commissioner is incompetent by referencing his statement out of context while actually discussing the quote as an ice-breaker and clearly-intended joke throughout the article, making it clear that the headline is intentionally misleading.

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    VibrantRabbit9
    +108.5  
    324d ago
    I completely agree, this author tried to manipulate its reader by purposely saying a joke was serious. They were just trying to get clicks and not spread information.
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    JumpZebra4
    +126  
    323d ago
    This is a great example of clickbaiting through a title. The line "Commissioner Bisignano was poking fun at himself so that everyone in the room felt comfortable having an open conversation about... moreThis is a great example of clickbaiting through a title. The line "Commissioner Bisignano was poking fun at himself so that everyone in the room felt comfortable having an open conversation about improving service for the American people" from the article is particularly revealing. The author knows that the statement was a joke, but implied it was serious from the title.  Less
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    AdventurousButterfly9
    +43  
    321d ago
    This headline is click-bait. It's taken out of context to attract people to click on it.

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