“I’ve been told that I need to stop this eclipse and I do not have the authority to do that. So yes, people are really concerned. But we’re just trying to prepare them.”
Hey all, yes, I know the article is trash and the headline clickbait-y, but it’s still the actual headline, and it’s a real (if disappointing) news site.
fair enough
i can’t wait to see post flairs on lemmy. a simple [misleading headline] goes so far.
I’m voting for Canute as his successor
misleading headline, and it’s not even close.
“residents beg mayor”
no they didn’t. the article doesn’t cite one singular instance of a resident asking the mayor to stop the eclipse. what it does cite is an off hand, likely facetious/joke comment by said mayor in relation to a bridge that is under construction.
of course, this fact didn’t stop the author from running with this absolute lie, the media entity from publishing the deception, and most of the comments here are falling for the perversion of truth and are clowning on and smearing an entire township.
pardon me if this comment is overly serious. i get this is a satire-of-satire community but holy smokes we need to have better standards for our media. if they can get away with this white lie, imagine what they do every other day when lives are on the line.
I don’t know why the “journalist” put it this way except to drive traffic. The truth is the main street of that town is under construction and they have been trying for months to warn michiganders from overwhelming this town as it can’t handle the influx of travelers. My guess that request was brought up jokenly by a local who is concerned about what is probably going to happen. Their little town overrun by others.
yes! this type of headline is essentially misinformation??? this is twitter-level mincing of words and an embarrassment to real reporters everywhere.
this type of post should not be allowed, not as real news, and not as c/nottheonion content either. clown behavior.
