'Ridiculously misleading': The Hill left something out of this tweet about Betsy DeVos

Here’s a tweet about Betsy DeVos that seems a little slanted based on what isn’t there:

DeVos uses private jet for work-related travel https://t.co/xvdnGmDo2c pic.twitter.com/f5kDumORJR

— The Hill (@thehill) September 21, 2017

The Hill’s tweet managed to whip up some anti-Trump admin sentiment:

So much entitlement. So much. Courses through our culture of "public service." https://t.co/nWVmEpO7Qk

— Maximillian Potter (@maxapotter) September 21, 2017

Nooo, shocking! Just like every grifter in this administration. https://t.co/d5wtwTLIIn

— Ale (@aliasvaughn) September 21, 2017

But there’s just one problem. Something missing from The Hill’s tweet:

You might want to mention in your headline that she pays for it herself. https://t.co/IefClTmKt8

— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) September 21, 2017

Oh, yeah, well there’s that. An important piece of information is missing from the tweet, but at least it does appear in the headline and article at the site:

There really isn't any excuse for using this headline. 140 chars is more than enough to say "uses her own private jet & pays for it herself" https://t.co/WN7lsEC6GS

— PoliMath (@politicalmath) September 21, 2017

This is a misleading headline. Its her own plane and she pays for it.

— Douglas Patch (@DouglasPatch) September 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/kmanguward/status/910922731440484352

Bruh pic.twitter.com/P1Iig4E4KW

— Matthias Reynolds (@RealMReynolds) September 21, 2017

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Ridiculously misleading headline @thehill. Seriously. Shameful.

— Minivan Mojo (@MinivanMojo) September 21, 2017

I thought @thehill was better than this headline. Article says her jet, her money https://t.co/Vz2Jh28Wnb

— Wendy Mortensen (@wndywitch) September 21, 2017

With all that in mind, there’s a different angle to this story that the mainstream media will most certainly avoid:

https://twitter.com/LizWFB/status/910924026779963393

We’ll wait for the MSM to go with that one. ::crickets::

So, she’s saving taxpayers money?

— Kevin L (@kevinlc20) September 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/Gray_Wolfs76/status/910923888518889472
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/910928850980364288

That she pays for herself so she can save taxpayers money. https://t.co/yqoyXESZzn

— Kim Priestap (@kimpriestap) September 21, 2017

Those details aren’t helpful to the narrative.