Just put a relatively tech unaware friend on mint. They’re doing very well so far!

This is making a classic media literacy mistake.

The argument being made is that we can disregard the source if the thing that the headline is about is a real phenomena, regardless of if the actual anecdote is true. I don’t think you can ever disregard the source; we should always ask who told this story and why.

Also, OP definitely made a choice providing this url instead of another. Sensationalist headline? Mistake on their part? Lack of English language alternative?