Comment by drwl

6 months ago

yeah I'm with you there. Pig butchering scam [1] is just a simple con, not sure why they're attributing any importance to the name of it

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam

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wcarss 6 months ago

evocative imagery gets clicks

ihumanable 6 months ago

This is the correct answer. News loves the term because it's eye catching and clearly not informative, that's why every article has to explain it.