Shocking! College professor reveals hidden secrets of news headlines.
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If a trustworthy author explains everything in the title I don't have to read their article.
TLDR:This study deployed both a survey and an experiment to examine how news literacy and clickbait training affect clickbait detection and engagement with clickbait via clicking, reading, and sharing. Research shows that news-literate readers are better at detecting clickbait and other false news content, and the results reported here support these findings.