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  • 2021-04-06 (xsd:date)
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  • No, the Ever Given Cargo Ship Didn't Get Stuck Again (en)
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  • On April 1, 2021, Newsweek published a story with the headline: Ever Given Stuck Again As Estimates of Shipping Stall Total $1 Billion. Despite the date, the headline did not appear to be intended as an April Fools' joke. Here's the background on the whole thing, for those who missed the container ship story to end all container ship stories. In March 2021, the Ever Given cargo ship became stuck in the Suez Canal. The Associated Press reported that it created a major traffic jam on one of the world’s most crucial trade routes. The ship quickly became the butt of a number of jokes. It was freed on March 29. The Ever Given stuck again Newsweek headline was shared as a popular submission on Reddit's r/savedyouaclick. The subreddit describes itself as fighting news media clickbait for better journalism. The Reddit submission explained the misleading nature of the headline: It's not blocking the canal again, it's just being impounded until the investigation about the incident is completed. We were able to find several Twitter users who sounded off about the Ever Given stuck again headline: The Associated Press published a more explanatory headline about the situation: With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins. The word stuck also appeared in the AP story. However, it came after a general headline and nearly three paragraphs of context: In sum, a headline gave the impression to some readers that the Ever Given ship may have been stuck again in a similar manner as before. This was not true. For that reason, we have rated this claim as False. (en)
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