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Stirring up the masses - GMDino - 11-29-2018 Just another example of how "news sites" stir up the base with false headlines/clickbait. Nothing new, but this one entertained me. ![]() First...the link from Drudge: ![]() Which leads to the "story": Quote:FRIGHTENING! Red Laser Dots Float on President Trump’s Chest and Face During White House Speech (VIDEO) And then the comments...oh the comments. lol Anyway...fluff. But fluff that passes as "news" to stir up the Trump supporters. RE: Stirring up the masses - jj22 - 11-29-2018 Those Obama and Hillary holdover lasers. #LOCKTHEMUP! RE: Stirring up the masses - Yojimbo - 11-29-2018 I think it’s a little more nefarious than clickbait or its naivety on the organizations part, based on the fact the vast majority (70-80%) of consumers of news, only read headlines. So, if they know that, then they are making headlines intentionally misleading, counting on people not to read the story that debunks it’s own headline. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/03/19/americans-read-headlines-and-not-much-else/?utm_term=.473478adb664 http://thesciencepost.com/study-70-of-facebook-commenters-only-read-the-headline/ https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/eight-ten-people-read-headline/1374722 RE: Stirring up the masses - fredtoast - 11-29-2018 Trump claims it was just "His Star in the East" shining down on him. |