I thought yesterday’s Mail had covered this story as dishonestly as was humanly possible.
Silly me.
Silly me.
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John Oxley
This is an incredible story when you read it and discover what actually happened was:
- Lammy paid in advance
- The driver tried to extort him for a massive tip
- Drove off with his luggage
- At somepoint clocked he was a VIP
- Is now selling the story to The Sun.
- Lammy paid in advance
- The driver tried to extort him for a massive tip
- Drove off with his luggage
- At somepoint clocked he was a VIP
- Is now selling the story to The Sun.
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It was clearly penned by a working class hero who knows the travails of labouring for tips
BBC News - French taxi driver charged with theft after Lammy dispute
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9ygl5g5n9o
We have reached the point where these rags assume no one reads anything but the headline.
The Sun article stated the cab driver was a con artist several paragraphs into the article.
And probably only to save themselves being sued.
It's around 90%, but over 50% don't get past the first paragraph and less than 10% read the full article, which is why the "actual" truth is always buried toward the end 🙄
Headlines are sometimes the only thing that gets read.