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How @F1 rumours spread. A thread.
1. @Blickch's @roger_benoit reports Gasly may be talking to Renault for 2021 at the bottom of an article - https://www.blick.ch/sport/formel1/transfer-chaos-wird-immer-groesser-bricht-red-bull-ein-fremder-pilot-im-cockpit-id16142800.html
1. @Blickch's @roger_benoit reports Gasly may be talking to Renault for 2021 at the bottom of an article - https://www.blick.ch/sport/formel1/transfer-chaos-wird-immer-groesser-bricht-red-bull-ein-fremder-pilot-im-cockpit-id16142800.html
2. @GPFansGlobal picks this up, spinning it into their own article. They do mention @Blickch, but don't link back to Blick: https://www.gpfans.com/nl/artikelen/58092/gasly-onderhandelt-met-renault-over-zitje-van-ocon-in-2022/
3. A site called 'alkhaleejtoday' then picks up the @GPFansGlobal article, republishing the content: https://alkhaleejtoday.co/sport/5096996/%E2%80%98Gasly-negotiates-with-Renault-about-Ocon%E2%80%99s-seat-in-2022%E2%80%99.html
4. A redditor over on @reddit's @F1Subreddit has picked up the Gasly news, but instead of linking to the original version, they've linked to the regurgitated version: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/jc817m/gasly_negotiates_with_renault_about_ocons_seat_in/
The regurgitated article, not the original, is now the 2nd most popular on r/Formula1...
The regurgitated article, not the original, is now the 2nd most popular on r/Formula1...
The point being is, because of the amount of 'upvotes' the @reddit @F1Subreddit submission has had, I suspect the regurgitated version has had many, many more clicks than what it actually deserves...
If you're going to post stuff on there, trace back the original source first.
If you're going to post stuff on there, trace back the original source first.
