This does assume you're looking specifically at headlines.
False positives possible.
Some keywords can be found in the Wikipedia Weasel Words list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch
This does assume you're looking specifically at headlines.
False positives possible.
Some keywords can be found in the Wikipedia Weasel Words list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch
/^watch/gi # Example: "Watch this amazing video of a panda doing a backflip" | |
/^[0-9]{1,2}/gi # Example: 10 ways to save money while doing yoga | |
/you won\'t believe/gi # self explanatory | |
/\?$/ # Betteridge's law of headlines. No? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines | |
/^that time/gi # That time a plane fell out of the sky | |
/^Must watch/gi # A must watch video? Really? Is it? Probably not |
might # if a headlines contains "might", why is it even news? | |
trick # if it's a trick, it won't work | |
amazed # why would a headline tell you what to feel? | |
shock # same as above | |
weird # Example: This one weird trick |