'He Should Shut Up': David Cameron Roasted For Saying UK Should Not Rejoin The EU

HuffPost UK's headline says Cameron was 'Roasted', a stronger word than its body supports: the article names no critic and cites only angry social media users. The body reports Cameron's remarks fairly but leaves out his claim, in the same Bloomberg interview, that Britain's economic problems have nothing to do with Brexit.

1. Headline goes beyond the article

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   “Roasted”

   Why this matters

   HuffPost says Cameron was 'Roasted', which suggests a wide and heavy public rebuke.

   The impression it gives

   Cameron faced sweeping, notable criticism from identifiable critics.

   The context

   The body names no critic at all. Its only basis is an unquantified mention of angry social media users, and its opening line says only that he 'has been criticised'.

   How we know

   • Elsewhere in the article“Social media users reacted angrily to Cameron’s comments”
   • Elsewhere in the article“David Cameron has been criticised after saying”

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2. Leaves out what changes the picture

   Minor

   What is missing

   In the same Bloomberg interview, Cameron said Britain's current economic problems have nothing to do with Brexit. HuffPost reports his advice against rejoining but drops this claim. A reader gets an incomplete account of what he said, especially next to the article's own line that voters are concluding Brexit has been bad for the country.

   How we know

   • Daily Mail reported“If you look at the economic problems we have today, I don't really think they've got anything to do with Brexit at all”David Cameron warns Andy Burnham not to seek to rejoin the EU and tells PM that Brexit 'has nothing to do with UK's economic woes' (opens in a new tab)
   • Daily Express reported“Those are a set of problems that have nothing to do with Brexit.”David Cameron makes bombshell Brexit statement as Andy Burnham plots surrender deal (opens in a new tab)

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