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Maybe they should ditch the baggage and drop the Buzzfeed name then? I'm sure Theranos had an ace marketing department, but you wouldn't use them following the scandal.


That probably would be wise. But how long until "But they're owned by BuzzFeed!"


The purpose is to muddy truth and inflame emotions for clicks. They prefer the now known name. They aren't in it for reputation - theirs is as garbage as their publication.




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