To the statement " The reason why journalists use that style of headline is that they know the story is probably bullshit, and don’t actually have the sources and facts to back it up, but still want to run it." I would add, "and want the reader to believe it."
Sound like some of that "fake news" thing that's pretty popular now.
Relevant -- Betteridge's law of headlines
First time I have seen that.
To the statement " The reason why journalists use that style of headline is that they know the story is probably bullshit, and don’t actually have the sources and facts to back it up, but still want to run it." I would add, "and want the reader to believe it."
Sound like some of that "fake news" thing that's pretty popular now.