Betteridge's law

== English == === Etymology === Named after British technology journalist Ian Betteridge who wrote about the phenomenon in a February 2009 online article, although the general concept is older. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛtɹɪd͡ʒɪz ˌlɔː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛtɹɪd͡ʒəz ˌlɔ/ (Canada, parts of US) IPA(key): /ˈbɛtɹɪd͡ʒəz ˌlɑ/ Hyphenation: Bet‧te‧rid‧ge's law === Proper noun === Betteridge's law (journalism) An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by the word "no". Synonym: Davis's law ==== Alternative forms ==== Betteridge's law of headlines Betteridge's Law ==== Coordinate terms ==== Hinchliffe's rule ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Betteridge's law of headlines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia