Itâs almost certainly:
- AÂ fabricated or heavily exaggerated narrative
- Designed for click-through revenue, not information
- Common on low-quality âviral newsâ or advertorial networks
How to evaluate stuff like this quickly
A good rule of thumb:
- If a major global crisis is real â it appears in Reuters, AP, BBC, etc. within minutes
- If itâs only on pages with âContinue reading ââ + random health ads â itâs not reliable reporting