Today's bit of balderdash has been sent in by Dr Faustus, who comments: 'It's an important article, but the sub-heading is unfortunately all over the proverbial shop.' Isn't it just!
The title seems not to be conveying the intended message either, since the phrase 'to be free of' refers to something with a beneficial effect,* rather than something that is a problem…
* OED, free, adj., n., and adv., A.II.9.c: 'Clear of something which is regarded as objectionable or problematic. With of, from.' Cf. Merriam-Webster, free, adjective, 3.a.: 'relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome.'
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