Comment by drwl

10 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 10 months ago

evocative imagery gets clicks

ihumanable 10 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.