Wednesday, 21 May 2014

$500,000 bike?

OK, this isn't a typo or an English error, but it's so egregiously (albeit intentionally) wrong I couldn't resist...

The headline would have you believe it's a story about a bicycle that costs $500,000.  The story itself reveals it's about a bike design concept and prototype that raised over $500,000 through a Kickstarter funding campaign.  The article suggests the actual retail price of the bike will be in the magnitude of a few thousand dollars.

Shame on the Star for misleading readers to generate page views.


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