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MorbidButterflyTat

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64. Those are hilarious!

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 04:33 PM

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Years ago I'd buy a copy of Weekly World News to read out loud to friends and we'd all crack up. It stopped being funny since discovering there are people who actually believe this garbage and apparently can't separate fiction - or bullshit - from reality.

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Breaking news: Internet erupts as Hillary Clinton confesses: "I am the mother of an extraterrestrial love child." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP

How to recognize clickbait in addition to the source... jmbar2 Yesterday #1

I see "melt down" a lot. Sneederbunk Yesterday #4

Good one jmbar2 Yesterday #5

another good one jmbar2 Yesterday #15

I regulate my YouTube search algorithm by banning those words, but unfortunately TheRickles Yesterday #6

I've banned meidas touch specifically because of their clickbait titles. Lucky Luciano Yesterday #18

Thanks. I rarely bother with Meidas Touch. . . . h2ebits Yesterday #41

No need to watch FOX news when Meidas is there to do it daily. The guys is obsessed Bengus81 6 hrs ago #71

if you're using clickbait tactics .... you're well on the way to being .... Umm, clickbait? .. -(nt)- stopdiggin Yesterday #25

Add "I'm crying ..." relayerbob Yesterday #8

BOMBSHELL! Ptah Yesterday #10

That's a big one! jmbar2 Yesterday #12

Right? If Republicans, say, were DESTROYED, then... Beartracks Yesterday #29

Checkmate! JoseBalow Yesterday #35

and I think SCantiGOP 22 hrs ago #60

"ANNIHILATES" is both exaggerated and overused. nt eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #61

good one - added jmbar2 21 hrs ago #66

And if they try to blame Hillary Clinton for any of it. calimary 17 hrs ago #67

Add to that list videos that feature tendentious headlines Ocelot II Yesterday #2

It's tiresome. Infuriating. And the most absolute crass self-promotion stopdiggin Yesterday #27

I heartly agree with you. I got busted for calling the lip shot post stupid. Things are not right. Srkdqltr Yesterday #3

Agreed. China and Russia must be destroyed hundreds of NewHendoLib Yesterday #7

It sounds good in theory EarlG Yesterday #9

"But... you're essentially asking for a ban on hyperbole." mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #13

My head literally exploded too EarlG Yesterday #24

Well, I guess we'll have to add DU to the list of "aggregators" erronis Yesterday #26

No need to ban jmbar2 Yesterday #16

I agree. It's our responsibility as DUers. yardwork Yesterday #20

Agreed, as long as it is sufficiently humiliating. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #34

How about giving users an option to auto-ignore posts with containing videos? Orrex Yesterday #17

Especially those with no summary QED Yesterday #31

Except those from The Dodo QED Yesterday #40

Funnily enough, exceptions are part of the problem EarlG 23 hrs ago #52

You're saying AI couldn't handle that ?? We still need actual PEOPLE ?? eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #62

I understand the problem. But, at the very least, a video post needs a synopsis. QED 21 hrs ago #63

The only way I can think of to handle this would be EarlG 21 hrs ago #65

Agree with the "in theory" comment... OddMom20 Yesterday #43

The Internet is definitely more trash-filled than it used to be EarlG 23 hrs ago #51

As far as Raw Story goes.... reACTIONary 14 hrs ago #70

Stop posting comments from unknown people just because they are on someone's site or pod question everything Yesterday #11

I remember liking Rawstory over 20 years ago PatSeg Yesterday #14

It's embarrassing. yardwork Yesterday #19

I seem to get news from RawStory faster than from the original sources, Jack Valentino Yesterday #21

being 'left' does not erase, or counterweight, transgression stopdiggin Yesterday #39

'transgression' ??? Pfffft Jack Valentino Yesterday #42

the 'transgression' is in the (deliberate) crap clickbait methodology stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #53

Yeah, I understand 'annoyance'--- personally I'm most annoyed by Jack Valentino 23 hrs ago #54

Oh, 100%, definitely! Take 20 seconds out of your precious day! Give me a REASON .. ! stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #55

Thank you my friend - I have personally trashed these silly videos FakeNoose Yesterday #22

That's what works for me. I'm entirely intolerant of news and opinion videos... hunter 3 hrs ago #74

You are so right. YouTube is becoming a cesspool infullview Yesterday #23

"CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!!" milestogo Yesterday #28

"mahatmakanejeeves DESTROYS clickbait posters in BRUTAL TAKEDOWN!!" LudwigPastorius Yesterday #30

You win jmbar2 Yesterday #33

best post (and thread) of the day ... and the next ... and quite possibly ... - -(nt)- stopdiggin Yesterday #32

Your issue is with rawstory. Those are their headlines. Scrivener7 Yesterday #36

(and Hillary's extra-terrestrial love child will ONE DAY be elected President of the U.S., Jack Valentino Yesterday #37

You think maybe it's Freepers or MAGAs registering nd then posting misinfo to make DU look like another nutjob site? ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #38

I don't think that's the case EarlG Yesterday #44

Now, for the REST of the stories. usonian Yesterday #45

Those are hilarious! MorbidButterflyTat 21 hrs ago #64

Is this the Weekly World News? Zelda_Orchid Yesterday #46

Some posters are more interested in generating clickbait headlines than providing relevant and useful infiormation. Martin68 Yesterday #47

A face and a shocking headline. BidenRocks Yesterday #48

Another give away is to look at the video length. Good reports are in the 5 to max 10 minute range. flashman13 Yesterday #49

There was a time Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #50

I tried to say this last week here snowybirdie 23 hrs ago #56

When browsing the Videos forum I automatically skip the ones with big yellow letters. TygrBright 23 hrs ago #57

BREAKING!!! Initech 22 hrs ago #58

As a gentle suggestion, since I am not going to give myself a headache niyad 22 hrs ago #59

Thank you, mahatmakanejeeves A_Steel_Magnolia 15 hrs ago #68

Clickbait is easy to identify and ignore. Aussie105 15 hrs ago #69

I love this post!! onenote 4 hrs ago #72

No matter what some folks say above DownriverDem 4 hrs ago #73