# More misread headlines
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misread-headlines/780117
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 17, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misread-headlines/780117 "2017-02-17T22:57:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misread-headlines/780117/1 "2017-02-17T22:57:16Z")
This one in on a Detroit paper gave me a double take
[Banks sentenced to 1 day in jail for financial crime](http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/17/brian-banks-sentenced-crime/98040122/)
Hmm, I was never a fan of the too big to fail, too big to jail plan but how the hell exactly do you put a bank… Ohhh some dude named Banks. :smack:
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### Author:  [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misread-headlines/780117/2 "2017-02-18T13:39:28Z")
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### Author:  [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misread-headlines/780117/3 "2024-10-14T17:25:11Z")
I know this is an old thread, I hope it’s ok to revive it. I just ran into a good one.
[What to know about the latest potential storm brewing in the Atlantic.](https://wapo.st/4f73rz3)
I couldn’t help but read this as, “What to know about the latest political storm brewing in the Atlantic.”
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### Author:  [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-misread-headlines/780117/4 "2024-11-19T21:11:21Z")
I’ve just seen this headline and immediately assumed it was about a completely different Georgia.
[Georgia election chief doused with paint](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cgej8505yjvo)