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ClickBait is what they are called.
that would be almost ALL headlines...by definition.

True.
So annoying. If they had titled it, 'Raccoon populations suffering from disease outbreak: what you should know', I MIGHT have clicked on it. You know, I have livestock, this may be relevant to me. But 'Zombie Raccoons!'
Nah. Ill pass...

Journalists..what can I say?

shrugs
It's crazy, haha.
Perhaps its the average audience, looking for sensational headlines and fluff articles to avoid any real thinking...