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Muslim stabs two for being non-Muslim; WaPo headline writer just can't say it

Initially the headline for the Washington Post’s article about a Detroit stabbing incident was: Man stabs two at a bus stop after asking them if they’re muslim. It’s still visible in the URL for the article.

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Even the original headline didn’t specify that the two people were stabbed by a muslim because they admitted to not being muslims. The “fixed” headline is even more misleading.

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It’s still there as of this post.

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/567808712020213760

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/567809190060908544

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