It took only a few words to get people talking.
A headline began circulating online claiming that a man had been arrested in California for selling “meat.” But the sentence offered little context, leaving readers with more questions than answers.
What kind of meat was involved?
Why had the person allegedly been arrested?
And was the story being reported accurately?
Instead of providing answers, the incomplete headline encouraged readers to fill in the missing information themselves.
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