Click-Bait Article Example

Published on 28 October 2024 at 11:27

In the following article,

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/farewell-100-dollar-bill-america/8011/

The author, Sarah I., titles the article "

Farewell to America’s most common banknote after decades: The date you won’t be able to use it any more

"

And yet down in the first paragraph, she writes:

"Recent discussions suggest that this iconic bill could be discontinued, driven by the rise of digital currencies and changing consumer behavior. However, the $100 dollar bill is here to stay for now with some new changes on the way."

 

This is a trick to get people to click on her article by giving it a controversial and shocking title.  The substance of the article does NOT MATCH the title and is misleading.  She also fails to provide the 'date' mentioned.  This is a classic example of click-bait and representative of bad authorship.  I wouldn't be surprised if the entire article was written by AI, and though I support and use AI myself, this is a bad utilization and people need to check their work.

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