“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.”
“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.”
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.
Welcome to the wonderful world of neoliberalism. The article was written to generate ad impressions, as the majority of articles now are. Being fair and honest in them simply isn’t as profitable, so its an afterthought. You can’t even pay for journalists with spines because there will always be a greasy manager at the top, saying “but what if we charged a subscription and stuffed clickbait full of ads?”.
A couple of years more of AI development and media – both social and traditional – will be a write off.
Oh we do know what happens, it’s all over Lemmy. Lies and twisted truths people believe because it lines up with their agenda.