If they write about it, then their target audience apparently is somewhat agitated by that. That's the logic of mass media.
You could replace "halal" with "kosher" or "GMO" or "irradiated" and the target audience would be just as triggered even though none of these makes any difference π€·
I remember, that was trolling level master π
@kravietz I remember someone launched a scare campaign on FB about "what do you think about the government teaching our kids Arabic numbers in school", and it totally worked as intended. Which scared *me* a lot.