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71. No need to watch FOX news when Meidas is there to do it daily. The guys is obsessed

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Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:58 AM

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with that shit network and claims FOX had another "meltdown" about every day.

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

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

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

Good one jmbar2 Sunday #5

another good one jmbar2 Sunday #15

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOMBSHELL! Ptah Sunday #10

That's a big one! jmbar2 Sunday #12

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

Checkmate! JoseBalow Sunday #35

and I think SCantiGOP Sunday #60

"ANNIHILATES" is both exaggerated and overused. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #61

good one - added jmbar2 Sunday #66

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

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

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

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

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

It sounds good in theory EarlG Sunday #9

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

My head literally exploded too EarlG Sunday #24

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

No need to ban jmbar2 Sunday #16

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

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

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

Especially those with no summary QED Sunday #31

Except those from The Dodo QED Sunday #40

Funnily enough, exceptions are part of the problem EarlG Sunday #52

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

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

The only way I can think of to handle this would be EarlG Sunday #65

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

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

As far as Raw Story goes.... reACTIONary Yesterday #70

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

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

It's embarrassing. yardwork Sunday #19

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

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

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

the 'transgression' is in the (deliberate) crap clickbait methodology stopdiggin Sunday #53

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You win jmbar2 Sunday #33

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

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

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

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

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

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

Those are hilarious! MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #64

Is this the Weekly World News? Zelda_Orchid Sunday #46

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

A face and a shocking headline. BidenRocks Sunday #48

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

There was a time Jilly_in_VA Sunday #50

I tried to say this last week here snowybirdie Sunday #56

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

BREAKING!!! Initech Sunday #58

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

Thank you, mahatmakanejeeves A_Steel_Magnolia Sunday #68

Clickbait is easy to identify and ignore. Aussie105 Sunday #69

I love this post!! onenote Yesterday #72

No matter what some folks say above DownriverDem Yesterday #73