Daily Express headline: RAIN TODAY COULD LAST FOR 40 DAYS
Actual story: “BRITAIN could be heading for a washout summer if ancient folklore is to be believed. Legend says that showers today, St Swithin’s Day, mean 40 days of rain to come.”
Better headline: RAIN TODAY ALMOST CERTAINLY WON’T LAST FOR 40 DAYS
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Spin n. 1. A fundamental quantum property of elementary particles. 2. A bias or slant on information, a form of propaganda.
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