BREAKING BAD HEADLINES

BREAKING BAD HEADLINES

I'm always looking for bad headlines in newspapers and online, so I did a web search. Here are some of the best (or worst) examples.

40 Of The Worst Newspaper Headlines To Make You Facepalm At The Stupidity

I haven't read all of the headlines, but two immediately caught my eye:

Breathing oxygen linked to staying alive --

Ya think?

Another: Homicide victims rarely talk to police

I HOPE not ... unless a seance was involved.

I won't go into all of them, but I have to mention this one:

DIANA WAS STILL ALIVE HOURS BEFORE SHE DIED

That doesn't even require a comment; it stands on its own.

I found more bad heads here: 

These 24 Hilarious Newspaper Headlines Will Make You Cringe. I Can’t Believe #19 Made It To Print!

You'll notice that #19 is one of the ones I mentioned above.

I used Ecosia for my search (they plant a tree every time you search; that's what they say), but you can Google more bad headlines. Good bad head hunting.

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