Lately while perusing Yahoo Finance I’ve seen quite a few sponsored articles that allege CNN anchor Erin Burnett is a lesbian in a same-sex marriage, when she’s clearly not.
It could be wishful thinking by some lesbians or fake news by someone who doesn’t like her politics. But more likely it’s just an attempt to draw clicks to questionable online articles. These articles have headlines like “Meet Erin Burnett’s Wife” and “Erin Burnett’s Wife Is the Most Gorgeous Woman Ever.”
Huh? Burnett married executive David Rubulotta in December 2012. They have three children.
Last year, I noted how clickbait purveyors implied that actor Tom Selleck is gay. Selleck has been married to actress Jillie Mack since 1987.
Another sponsored post on Yahoo Finance headlined “20 Odd Hells Angels Rules” used a photo of an attractive blond on the back of a motorcycle. The photo is of singer Shakira. It was taken while she filmed a music video in Barcelona in August 2010. The Colombian pop star is not a member of the outlaw motorcycle gang. Also, the driver of the motorcycle in the photo is black and the U.S. Hells Angels organization has no black members.
Yahoo Finance needs to do a better job of policing clickbait purveyors on its service.
2 comments:
that is shakira from one of her videos.
It's a photo taken while she was filming a music video. So yes.
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