Clickbait

From ADTAC Disinformation Inventory

T0016

Create attention grabbing headlines (outrage, doubt, humor) required to drive traffic & engagement.

Examples:

  • (2016) “Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald Trump for president.”
  • (2016) "FBI director received millions from Clinton Foundation, his brother’s law firm does Clinton’s taxes”. This is a key asset[1]