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Betteridge's law of headlines

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Betteridge's law of headlines

Summary

Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage[1]. It draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (adage category, ranking #4 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Betteridge's law of headlines's instance of is recorded as adage[3].
  • Ian Betteridge is named after Betteridge's law of headlines[4].
  • Betteridge's law of headlines's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cmc4cy[5].
  • Betteridge's law of headlines's facet of is recorded as headline[6].
  • Betteridge's law of headlines's facet of is recorded as criticism of journalism[7].
  • Betteridge's law of headlines's BBC Things ID is recorded as 7466b11f-8784-482c-97ed-fe92230f177a[8].

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Designation and Status

Betteridge's law of headlines's instance of is recorded as adage[3].

History and Context

Ian Betteridge is named after Betteridge's law of headlines[4].

Why It Matters

Betteridge's law of headlines draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (adage category, ranking #4 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_betteridge-s-law-of-headlines_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Betteridge's law of headlines}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/betteridge-s-law-of-headlines}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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