Climate headlines vertsus actual climate data -- why do they so often contradict ?

Reality:

North Pole temperatures 

were below average 

for every day in July 2021:

Both Arctic and Antarctic 

sea ice extents 

were the highest in years:

Greenland surface mass balance 

(snow and ice) was above normal:

Source: 

https://realclimatescience.com/2021/08/hottest-month-ever-2/