would you please share any links to clickbait news you encounter in your country on the related column? And then please discuss what makes it a clickbait.

Write your name_teachers name_schoolname as the title please.

The news says 'Are schools closed tomorrow? Is tomorrow a school holiday on March 6?'.

I think the question form makes the news clickbait. The reader is filled with an expectation of school holiday amd immediately clicks on the link to see that it is not a school holiday tomorrow 🤣

The news article asks, "Will school hours change in 2026? Will school hours change?"

I think the way the question is phrased makes it a clickbait. The reader assumes school hours will change and immediately clicks the link, but the article doesn't provide clear information about whether school hours will change or not.

Why it is clickbait:

• The headline uses emotional and alarming language (“România sub atac”, which means “Romania under attack”) to create urgency and fear.

• It suggests a dramatic situation without giving clear details in the title, which encourages the reader to click to find out what exactly is happening.

• This is typical clickbait: it teases a shocking claim to trigger curiosity or concern rather than delivering a straightforward informative headline.

At first, considering the current situations around the world, i thought it was real explosion and was worried, but after reading the article i figured it was used with its figurative meaning saying the man was really happy because the team he supports scored a goal in a football game, and getting his wife out of the room was just a totem.

In March 2026, some Turkish news websites published a report claiming that Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet, the Mayor of Izmit, was using a luxury official car provided by the municipality. The news suggested that public money was being spent on an expensive vehicle for the mayor.

The reports were shared on social media and created a negative image of the mayor. Many people believed that she was wasting taxpayers' money.

What Was the Truth?

Mayor Hürriyet quickly responded to these claims on her official social media account on March 7, 2026. She shared official documents, including the car's registration certificate, to prove the claims were false.

In her statement, she explained:

· The car shown in the news was not owned by the municipality.

· It was her personal, private vehicle, a 2013 model.

· She had never used a single liter of fuel from the municipality since she took office.

· The news report also exaggerated the car's value, claiming it was much more expensive than it actually was.

She described the news as a "deliberate misinformation campaign" and called it an attempt to damage her reputation.

I think this clickbait is obviously fake news, but not everyone realizes it. Many people click and give away their private data, but they never receive the smartphone.

When you share your personal information on these types of websites, the people who receive it can use your identity for anything they want. For this reason, visiting these sites and doing what they ask is a very bad idea.

article: https://www.plotek.pl/plotek/7,154063,32099776,szok-co-polacy-wyprawiaja-nad-baltykiem-jeschke-zdegustowany

Why it is a clickbait?

This headline uses the emotional word “shock” to immediately attract attention and make the situation sound dramatic. However, it does not explain what actually happened. The phrase “what Poles are doing” creates curiosity because it hides the key information. Readers have to click the article to find out more. In reality, the content is much less sensational and mainly describes people going to the beach despite bad weather. The headline exaggerates the situation to make it seem more scandalous than it really is.

Second example of a clickbait:

article:

https://przeambitni.pl/pietras-corka-kozidrak-komentuje-udzial-mamy-w-tzg/

“You Won’t Believe What Beata Kozidrak’s Daughter Said After Her Mom’s Debut on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.”

Why it is a clickbait?

This headline uses the common clickbait phrase “You won’t believe…”, which suggests that something shocking or unexpected happened. However, the headline does not reveal what the daughter actually said. This creates a curiosity gap, encouraging readers to click the article to discover the missing information. In reality, the article only contains a normal comment about her mother’s performance on the show, which is far less dramatic than the headline suggests.

The writer of this article used a headline and an image that made you believe he was dead; in reality, his niece died.

The headline tricks you into believing otherwise, making you click the link.