You Can't Hide Your Lying Headlines

Matt Lewis | August 17, 2007 10:47 AM

It's sad how often a headline is misleading.

For example, if you read this AP headline (from today), you'd think that taking an abortion bill is 100 percent safe:

Study: Abortion Pills Don't Bring Risks

... What? No risks? Must be a miracle drug ...

Of course, if you read the first sentence of the article, you'll see how misleading the headline is:

Women who use abortion pills rather than the more common surgical method seem to face no greater risk of tubal pregnancy or miscarriage in later pregnancies, according to a new study.

So taking the pill isn't more risky than undergoing a serious surgical operation. Okay. Come to think of it, I prefer the way Townhall's Katie Favazza headlined the story on our homepage: