I thought so too, until they mentioned one of the events breaking someone's jaw. That puts it more into the land of permissible hyperbole, if you need riot gear level protection to safely approach one during its high energy stored spin cycle....
Is this the kind of consumer recall that would normally fly under the radar, but is being coveted in press because of proximity to the Note problems?
Media coverage for a recall is often at least in part a public service, especially for a popular consumer product. The angle which it is reported on is where there's opportunity for bias and exploitation, but there are millions of people that need to know they bought a product from a trusted brand which could be dangerous.