Friday, April 19, 2024

More Mirror Clickbait

I came across some more clickbait on the Daily Mirror website this morning.

Mirror Website Clickbait

As you can see, in the image above, the headline reads 'Emmerdale star heartbreakingly splits with boyfriend after whirlwind romance'.

I clicked on the link to see if it's a story about an Emmerdale star I remember from the times I've watched the soap opera.

What I was met with was an article about a bloody Emmerdale storyline in which one of the characters has broken off a relationship with another character.

Using the term 'Emmerdale star' in the headline blurred the line between fiction with reality. Whoever wrote the header did so to drive clicks by subterfuge. 

I was a sucker. I fell for it hook, line and sinker.

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