Grok Reads 26,000 Crash Stories: 70% Name Tesla in Headline vs Under 6% for Rivals
reddit_lies · x · 2026-10-31
A user had a Grok bot read roughly 26,000 news articles about car crashes since 2019 and check whether a carmaker's name appeared in the headline.
- About 70% of Tesla crash stories put "Tesla" in the headline;
- Fewer than 6% of stories about any other mainstream automaker do the same;
- Even exotic crashes involving Lamborghini or Ferrari make the headline at most about half the time.
The result points to a headline-level amplification effect in media coverage of Tesla crashes.
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