Monday, June 11, 2018
Clickbait headlines: fake eyebrows and fake news
On the front page of FoxNews.com today, June 11, was an article written by a Fox News editor about a story on Twitter that speculated that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was wearing "fake eyebrows" at the G7 Summit last week. The photo that sparked the social media "frenzy" is shown above. Although the accusation was later debunked, Fox News apparently thought the topic important enough to publish ahead of other articles about either the content of the G7 Summit or about other important world news, stating, "fake eyebrows for men are the real deal." The world is readying itself for the historic summit between President Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim and Fox News is publishing articles about eyebrow shaming. [1 image, 2 links, 1 quote, 121 words]
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