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Headlines vs. Reality

There are times I really wonder if reporters have any idea what they're writing about. British rock trio Muse have been touring worldwide to help promote their latest album, Drones. In response to one of their recent London shows, I've seen the following headlines over the past 24-48 hours:

- "Drones collapse during Muse Concert at the 02 Arena"

- "Watch Muse Drone Crash Into Audience During Concert"

- "Muse Drone Crashes Into Crowd During Concert: Watch"

- "Watch Muse's drone crash into crowd during London gig"

- "Watch a Drone at a Muse Concert Crash Into the Crowd"

- "That Awkward Moment: Drone Crashes Into Crowd at Muse Concert"

In most of these articles the author(s) noted that fortunately, nobody was injured during this apparent mishap. So, this "drone" crashing into the crowd was made to sound like a potentially serious incident, correct? Well, brace yourselves, people, because it wasn't - the drone was inflatable. That's right, the media made a big deal about an inflatable drone falling into a crowd at a concert. Due to the misleading headlines with regard to this story, expect the media to publish the following headlines at some point in the future:

- "Boy almost killed by floating balloon at 6th birthday party"

- "Inflatable doll apparently didn't take her Zoloft, almost strangles owner"

- "Clown's unidentifiable balloon animal goes extinct, could cause major problems in food chain"

- "Inflatable raft banned from water park for cussing out group of Boy Scouts"

- "Inflatable mattress accused of shooting owner's mistress, Stella"

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