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Comment by ggdG

1 year ago

> The top comment complains that the title submitted to HN is both not the original headline, and not an accurate characterization of the content of the article.

What do you mean: "not an accurate characterization of the content of the article"? The title pretty accurately describes an admission by the former NIAID director in a House Select Subcommittee, according to the WSJ. That admission is the topic of the article.

> And it's disingenuous for you to pretend that the issue is HN users being unwilling to reexamine the public health response to Covid-19, when the submission is clearly flouting HN's rules.

From HN's rules:

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

> Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait;

I think using the clickbaity original title ("Anthony Fauci Fesses Up") would be flouting HN's rules.