Clickbait
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Clickbait is a pejorative term for sensationalist headlines, particularly on the Internet. Clickbait headlines are designed to attract clicks by curious readers who would not click on a more accurate headline.
Examples
- "Woman out of appeals after trial court says her firing for breastfeeding not sexist since men can lactate"--as Snopes points out, the headline is a gross distortion of the facts of the case