Never trust the media!-----A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb

A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb

• MLive implies service was complicit in shooting at short-term rental

"If a shooting takes place at an apartment complex — which, unfortunately, is not uncommon — should government officials start talking about ways to ban apartment complexes? 

...a recent article in MLive follows a similar logic. 

It attempts to link a tragic story about an illegally operated business and illegally rented home to the debate about how to regulate short-term rental services and companies like Airbnb.
The piece, “Fatal shooting puts spotlight on short-term rentals in Saginaw,” lays out the story. 

Someone bought a home in Saginaw less than a year ago, advertised it on Facebook, saying — falsely — it was an Airbnb rental property, and illegally rented it out on a daily basis. 

On May 3, a man died at the house from gunshot wounds.
The house was not listed or registered with the popular short-term rental website. 

Aside from the owner’s false claims, Airbnb has no connection whatsoever to the house or what took place there.
The article, nevertheless, devotes several paragraphs to profiling the company, describing how it works and listing several criticisms lodged against it...Read all.