The Clickbait Hall of Shame

[~ True Legend ~]

Of course 98% of them aren't going to trust Starmer: they're GB News viewers!

Perhaps they're all Reform supporters and I wouldn't be surprised if they were...

Yet Sunak couldn't be trusted to "stop the boats" but who can we really trust to deal with the immigration issue?

Yeah, they're most likely all Reform supporters, or the same people who would beleive everything Fox News says. I consider GB News to be the UK equivilant of Fox News (A completely biased news channel that's full of fake news).

Kyng said the same thing to me 😆

[Kyng]

Another one:

MAJOR Mercedes F1 change announced in official statement

The change was... Mercedes are going to supply the Alpine team with engines from 2026 until 2030. So, not even a story about the Mercedes F1 team - but about the Alpine F1 team. And not even that big a story: it's still worth an article, but it's the sort of thing that only dedicated F1 fans would care about.

I was expecting clickbait from the title - and I was right .

[Kyng]

Verstappen faces DISASTER as champion tipped to lose title

The headline implies that Max might lose the title he's just won (i.e. the 2024 title). But, no: he's projected to lose the 2025 World Championship, according to some "predictive supercomputer".

That's... ridiculous. Clearly, this is just a clickbait site .

[Kyng]

Speed limit set to INCREASE by 50 per cent on hundreds of UK roads

It's increasing from 20mph to 30mph. Which, yes, is technically a 50% increase, but... it's still not a very big increase. It's not like the speed limit is increasing from 70mph to 105mph !

Also, most of these are Welsh roads, where the speed limit was 30mph anyway until 20mph became the default limit for urban areas in Wales (which was itself an unpopular move, that many people will be pleased to see being rolled back!).

[~ True Legend ~]

Speed limit set to INCREASE by 50 per cent on hundreds of UK roads

It's increasing from 20mph to 30mph. Which, yes, is technically a 50% increase, but... it's still not a very big increase. It's not like the speed limit is increasing from 70mph to 105mph !

Also, most of these are Welsh roads, where the speed limit was 30mph anyway until 20mph became the default limit for urban areas in Wales (which was itself an unpopular move, that many people will be pleased to see being rolled back!).

About time 😁

[Kyng]

The Sooty Show Was Cancelled Immediately After This Happened

There were two reasons given for the cancellation of the show (in 1992). First of all: Thames Television (who produced the show) lost their ITV broadcasting franchise. Secondly, there was a broader shift in programming, away from traditional family entertainment (such as Sooty), and towards edgier content.

Granted, some of the other history in this video is interesting if you're a fan of the show, or watched it growing up... but, the title is definite clickbait .

[Kyng]

BBC's Richard Osman flooded with support as he issues major career announcement

His announcement was... his fifth book will be going on sale this year.

Great for fans of his books - but, since he's better-known as a TV presenter than as a writer, I imagine this will be irrelevant to many Daily Express readers!

[Kyng]

Ferrari announce Leclerc replacement for upcoming grand prix

He's being replaced by Formula 2 driver Dino Beganovic... for the first practice session. Leclerc will still be doing qualifying and the race itself.

Seriously... the clickbait on this site is so bad that I now go there just to see how bad it will be, and I'm actually disappointed when the headline proves to be halfway accurate !

[Kyng]

We Were Wrong About Uranus: New Study Solves Long-Standing Mysteries

The thing we were wrong about was the length of Uranus's day, which is... 28 seconds longer than we thought it was.

Granted, that's a slightly bigger deal than it sounds, because it does explain why we were losing track of its magnetic poles. But even so, it's not as big a deal as the clickbait headline suggests .

[Kyng]

The story is legit - but, the thumbnail is very misleading.

The stars in question are not Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. In fact, it's not even the people who will play Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the new series. Instead, it's the actors who will play Hagrid, McGonagall, and Snape (who are Nick Frost, Janet McTeer, and Paapa Essiedu respectively).

A thumbnail that actually shows those three actors would've been more helpful!