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The Internet isn't a perfect place, and one of the reasons why is clickbait. You see it everywhere, and there's nothing anybody could do about it... until now. A team of 100+ individuals called "stop clickbait" (previously here and here) are the unsung heroes we so desperately need because they do the clicking so we won't have to.

'Stop Clickbait' share the pesky clickbait examples along with a short reveal that uncovers what the title was so desperately hiding.

"I started 'Stop Clickbait' in May of 2016 as a fun little side project," the man behind the idea, Daniel Tuttle told Bored Panda. "I am an advertising major, so, over the years, I've become very cynical when it comes to false advertising. I am quite fascinated by the spread of online ads and started to think it would be not only hilarious but useful for many to go against the economy of the Internet; ad revenue. Within a few days it blew up with viral posts across social media channels and since then there have been vast amounts of support coming from all over the world. Since then, we have expanded into 10 different pages to specialize in different categories of clickbait as well as in 12 different countries around the world."

Daniel believes that with the right approach, the Internet could get rid of clickbait deceptions altogether. "Social media companies need to provide tools to content producers to incentivize them to keep their content on their social media page," Tuttle said. "One way they can do this is to provide options to generate revenue by posting on social media like Facebook or Twitter. Right now there are no ways to make money directly through social media thus content providers are needing to redirect their traffic somewhere where they can be more profitable like their website."

"Another thing we fight for is to promote media literacy. By being able to read a headline and tell the difference between a journalist with integrity or simple someone using sensationalism to generate a click, the user can make an educated decision on who to support."

"We are the little people joining together to fight against the fake news, and we're having an impact. It's time to fight against the economy of the Internet; it's all in the name, it's time to stop clickbait." See the examples below for a better idea of this sweet, sweet justice, and upvote your favorites!

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Sanne H.
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one is actually useful to click on.

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    Zenozenobee
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, that's incredible, noticing a creature in danger and helping the unfortunate....

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember this one here on Bored Panda too. ♥

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    Rebecah Ozuna
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Come on guys, people click out for fun. Don't take that away from us, besides it's better than talking to people.

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    João Ferreira
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would they ever admit it had they found it, though?

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    Zenozenobee
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is... starteling, the question I mean. Is there a bet running about who would make up the most unlikely end as possible ? Ok, then, my turn: She was impale by a yellow unicorn after she stept on her 3 meters rainbow tail.

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    Hans
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, technically this is "something"...

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    Hans
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fact, you cannot even drink a solid...

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    Stille20
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only one rainbow matters? #AllMeteorologicalPhenomenaMatter

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    Naima Ivansdóttir
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OH NO THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! NOW MY WORLD IS DESTROYED

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    birdhouse
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So basically to be happy at work you should stop working?

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    The Girl on Fire
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, a sinking crab is one hundred percent the most mesmerizing thing ever.

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    Hans
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could say...becoming Ironman was a mission impossible! (/dad-joke-mode)

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    John Ashley
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, it literally depends on basically where and when you honestly actually use them. Like, who doesn't know that?

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    Hans
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Can bloody clickbait kill you?" "Yes, if you get too much you might jump off a bridge."

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    Kjorn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is why we spend milions for?

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    My O My
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't stop reading the whole text underneath the pics

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    Terry T.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't have much else to spend money on, so why not?

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    rena
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here I thought that she died from AIDS and I thought it was horrible that she passed it on to Forrest

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    SykesDaMan
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% will fail to guess "why the duckface?" though!

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    Stille20
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why sh** on other people's joy? Who cares if it is stupid to take photos of your coffee? Do your job and stop being a miserable human.

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    LOttawa
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm I'm 37, it's not that I consider myself to old to go out, it's that I consider everyone else to young...

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    Grumpy
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhhhh, this IS one I'm expecting....

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    Master Markus
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, "Eclipse" doesn't seem like an AWFUL name, a weird one that doesn't seem like it's for a human, but not AWFUL. "Clipsey" is measures of magnitude worse.

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    Nthati
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had no idea it changed. I thought we all just said KFC because it's shorter.

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    Zenozenobee
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it would also be good to remind ourselves that previous generations had lot of kids mostly because they didn't have the choice. My maternal grandmother had 5 kids (the other one 7....). Her first born was still wearing diapers (not disposable at that time) that she had 2 sisters. My grandfather bought the first washing machine in our home town, a machine that did not spin the laundry... trust me my grandmother wouldn't have 5 kids in 8 years (probably not even 5 at all) if they could have plan the pregnancies.

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    Cassie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen so many of these stupid articles about the solar probe. Too many of them think the probe is actually going to the sun's surface.

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    Zenozenobee
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, let's throw perfectly healthy food into toilet, it's not as if some people were starving...

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would be nice to know how and why, though...

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    Atlasheld
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This third season got less funny and more just, bizarre.

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    Zenozenobee
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does the illustration for Amanda Bynes' fact shows Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore?

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    Master Markus
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shouldn't she just not watch HIM then? I assume there are multiple rooms in their house. I assume this is just a "dramatic title embellishment".

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mario is a combination of pixels. Surprised, eh? ^_-

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    My O My
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are everywhere! She/he lost huge amount of weight with this simple trick: stopped eating everything yummy

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    BieneMaya
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or better: plant a lot of flowers and stop madness of "flawless" lawns and stonegardens.... Both are dead for nature.

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    Amanda Ford
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He originally had a life expectancy of 2 years after diagnosis.

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    Stille20
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me think of when John Glenn was on Fraiser. (It's on Netflix) Though Buzz Aldrin on 30 Rock was hilarious (No longer on Neflix :( )

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    Eldaras LK
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's outrageous. Al Bundy said: don't do it.

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    Atlasheld
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually a great article from Forbes.

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    Tom Kennedy
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the response should have been "He didn't. It was a hoax."

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    Kjorn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so complicated... so... no white?

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    trinity davis
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bumps help with traction on a slanted surface when the pavement is wet

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    Rafaella Bueno
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're dogs. They don't understand "work". As long as they're together with nice people and getting treats and pets, they're happy.

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    The Girl on Fire
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you have time to find out how many pixels off center the Spotify pause button is, you might need a hobby.

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    Daria B
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh? I thought these were still very common in Europe? Is this technology dying already?

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    Sally Appleton
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The thought of all that wet toilet paper is horrible

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    Deena Salzman
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh. I find my shakes taste better with less hate.

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    BusLady
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What on Earth"? I find that an amusing use of words..

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    Kay Pahlad
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well since we on the topic...What radar detector for a reasonable price works.😁

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    Stef Bollen
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This has been posted here on bored panda and was a really amusing story

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    Amanda Ford
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't weird. People have been dipping fries into milkshakes (flurries are shakes with candy in them) for forever.

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    Jef Bateman
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The computer program was made by engineers--the same people who designed the airplane! It reminds me of those UCLA computer models that show that the computer thinks wealth is distributed in exactly the same way that the people who programmed the computers expected.

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    Zenozenobee
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bon appétit if someone is eating reading that post

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    Christina Sersif
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at least they aren't eating tide pods

    Nikki D
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used those little dental rubber bands to close the gap in my front teeth and saved a ton of money!

    BusLady
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But she already has braces (???)

    Jef Bateman
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to think that braces were decorative. Young kids might think they make them look more grown up. It kinda makes sense.

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    Daria B
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think you really need to click on this to find it out...

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