panic buying petrol has caused some petrol stations doing discounts price promotions to sell all of their product.
the RNZ website reports that successful sale as "gas stations being wiped out".
wiped out has one meaning I am aware of which is eliminated. the headline is an insane straight up lie for no reason whatsoever.
something wrong with this editor, man. but one fewer news website to bother reading from time to time due to its straight up lying is, for me, an improvement. 
@falcennial@mastodon.social
if your job is to report facts, the first, singular, and most foundational expectation is that you do not lie.
I'm not expecting much.
could be anything. for me, I can't tell incompetence from conservatism when it comes to news so the standards are there for a reason and remain non negotiable. I rely on the standards more than it is possible for me to ever rely on news so the invitation is always open to any outlet interested in living up to the very attainable rule of "don't lie".
