Headlines are written to be shared, not to be understood. Read past the bold part.

A headline has one job, which is to be clicked and passed along, and that job is different from telling you what happened. So the strongest wording wins, the qualifiers get cut, and the version that travels furthest is often the version with the most missing from it. You can be well informed about what is trending and badly informed about what is true.

Before you repeat something, read the body of it, then notice who is reporting and what they saw firsthand. If a story makes you feel certain and angry within seconds, that is the design working. Slow down at exactly that point.