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U.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, retail crime again

boingboing.net U.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, again | Boing Boing

The circle of life. Stores fail for complex reasons → retailer quietly posts accurate analysis of its own mistakes → retailer loudly posts press release blaming shoplifters and gangs → media likes …

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Does this qualify as a news article?
- ~~It's a parody website, I'm a bit surprised it isn't marked as such as people seem to think otherwise~~
  Going to leave my comment but I am thoroughly impressed that this is not a parody.
  
  No it isn't.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boing_Boing
  Cory Doctorow even used to be an editor.
  
  Thank you for the link! I am so used to seeing headlines like this that read like a joke. I stand very corrected

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