Clickbait is an article with content that is completely unrelated to it’s interesting title. This is a common way for cybercriminals to use large scale media platforms to distribute disinformation to confuse and mislead audiences.
Content could be:
Fabricated: completely untrue.
Imposter: pretending to be from a reliable source.
Misleading: presents content in a misleading way.
Manipulated: images or video that has been edited or distorted.
Context by Connection: Content that contains both facts and untrue information.
Satire or Parody: Funny or exaggerated stories that may be used to fool readers.
Always:
- Consider the reliability of the source and author. Where, when and from whom was the information retrieved from?
- Fact-Check the information that you see and educate yourself on the subject. You can use fact-checking sites such as FactCheck.org, PolitiFact.com, or Snopes.com to check the validity of content that you find.
- Only consume news from mainstream news sources.