Posted April 18, 2023 by: Admin #News

Arnold Schwarzenegger, who famously played the villain in the original Terminator, is now known for his charitable work. Recently, he went viral on Twitter for a good deed that he and his neighbors performed. They fixed a pothole that had been causing problems for weeks but had remained unaddressed by the city of Los Angeles.

The act was seen as an excellent example of community members taking action to solve a problem. However, the response to Schwarzenegger’s good deed included blowback from a CBS headline that suggested the work he and others did wasn’t what it appeared to be.

This headline/tweet is bogus.

The story is correct – the utility work was finished in January. I filled in the hole 3 months later and the city left my fix in place.

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This story should be taught in a class for people who are confused about why institutional trust is in decline. https://t.co/yq0VZwVqr3

— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) April 16, 2023

Schwarzenegger took issue with the headline, as it implied that what was fixed wasn’t a pothole but a trench dug for utility work. Although the Terminator actor criticized the misleading headline, he admitted that there is some truth to what happened, which the body of the news story does include.

According to the story, there had been utility work done on the street a few months ago, but the repair work on the trench had not been completed. This, combined with the heavier-than-usual storms that California experienced this winter, led to the pothole problem.

It is important to note that Schwarzenegger and his neighbors did not interfere with important roadwork. They simply filled a pothole that was causing problems in their community. Unfortunately, the misleading headline may have caused people to lose trust in the media.

Schwarzenegger expressed his concern that people are losing “institutional trust” due to misleading headlines. He pointed out that if people only read the headline, they might come away with the impression that he and others didn’t do what they claimed to do. However, if they read the story, they would learn what really happened.

Teamwork. Happy to help speed this up, and thanks to the crew for pumping up my fix. https://t.co/3PMiegYGZs pic.twitter.com/UgoPLUpdbM

— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) April 14, 2023

Despite the confusion surrounding the work that was done, it is clear that Schwarzenegger and his neighbors came together to do something good for their community. Schwarzenegger, who is known for using his celebrity to promote worthy causes and reach out to the public about important issues, continues to make a positive impact on the world.

In the end, it seems that everything worked out. Once the city became aware of the pothole, they went to do the repair work, reinforced the work that had already been done, and left everything in place. Despite the initial confusion, this story serves as an example of how a community can come together to solve a problem and make a positive difference.