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Social Security Commissioner Says He Googled What His Job Is After Trump Picked Him
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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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.
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 …Read 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. Read Less
This headline is click-bait. It’s taken out of context to attract people to click on it.