I think he's just pointing out that the blog post title is blatant blog spam.
E.g. "Did kqueue willfully violate international law?"
"Did President Obama kill a baby in 1991?"
Etc.
It is a bit weasel worded, but there is at least some evidence of falsified information that makes this far from a "when did you stop beating your wife?" situation.
There's a general rule, though, that if a headline is a question, the answer is no.
Sounds like a terrible rule that would often fail you. Treat any questions as a headline false until proven true seems better.
If it weren't for this "blog spam", how would HN know about it? Obama may or may not have killed a baby in 1991 but pictures of him appearing to kill a baby would certainly be newsworthy.