Journalism

Journalists have been known (oh yes) to make statements which may not always be balanced or strictly accurate, in order to attract the attention of readers.

Of course you don't believe me, surely the world's media scribes are scrupulous sticklers for truth and accuracy? Yes of course, anything else is really, really, really rare. :-)

But it does happen. Just for one example, see this article. Quote: "Now that everything electronic comes equipped with a video device, the question is not “if” you too will be the star of a YouTube Most Viewed/Top Rated/Most Discussed/Most Linked Favorite video. It’s 'when?' [...] Fortunately for us plebs, we’ve got other role models to show us how to — or more precisely, how not to — handle our inevitable uploaded abasement."

Inevitable? Give me a break. Less than one in a thousand people will ever see themself on video on the Net unwittingly. And less than one in a million will ever become a "star of a YouTube Most Viewed" video against his/her will.

But then at least she linked to the Star Wars Kid. Lord, that's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Funny enough I'd never seen this one. But I have seen it taken up in Arrested Development (one of the best TV comedies ever).