> Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said she would not play her round of 32 match against Russia's Anastasia Potapova in the Monterrey Open unless tennis' governing bodies followed the recommendations made by the International Olympic Committee.
Most of the replies look like they never read the linked article and just responded based on the headline, which is a misrepresentation of the article to say the least.
This is exactly what the mainstream media like Reuters is doing deliberately - creating misleading headlines and removing the context in there to cause outrage for more likes and retweets.
Now you have people on Twitter who have proven themselves to not read the contents of the article rather than as far as the headline.
It’s hardly shocking or unsurprising since tons of people get their news from social media and are easily manipulated by inaccurate and misinterpreted headlines. They are also part of the misinformation crew as well.
> Ukraine's Svitolina refuses to play against Russia's Potapova in Monterrey
And this is the first paragraph of the linked article in the tweet (https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ukraines-svitolina-...),
> Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said she would not play her round of 32 match against Russia's Anastasia Potapova in the Monterrey Open unless tennis' governing bodies followed the recommendations made by the International Olympic Committee.
Most of the replies look like they never read the linked article and just responded based on the headline, which is a misrepresentation of the article to say the least.