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  • 2020-12-14 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Amazon Announce a 'Major Game Changer' for Holiday Shopping? (en)
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  • It's not often that we run across sensational news stories that have potentially four misleading components all packed into one headline. However, on Dec. 12, 2020, the SheFinds.com website published just that: Amazon Just Announced A Major Game Changer In Time For Holiday Shopping--It's Too Good! What grand announcement had Amazon made for the holidays that would change the face of online shopping? Would it be massive discounts? Was Amazon.com expanding its same-day delivery options? Perhaps it was giving out free holiday decorations? The story reported that Amazon tweeted reminder instructions for enabling shipment notifications for the Amazon Shopping mobile app. That's all. In other words, the SheFinds.com headline was misleading and false. It claimed that Amazon had just made an announcement. In the body of the story, however, the word announcement became friendly reminder. Further, while the words major, game changer, and it's too good! are somewhat subjective, a tweet reminding customers how to turn on app notifications was anything but substantial. The only bright spot we found in the mix of misleading madness was the puppy featured in the Amazon video: We previously reported on three other stories from SheFinds.com. One mentioned that the Wendy's fast food restaurant chain had made a heartbreaking announcement. However, that was misleading. Another story claimed that Taco Bell was making MAJOR changes for the pandemic. The headline ended with the words: It's unreal! A third story falsely claimed huge changes were coming to McDonald's. (en)
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