clickbait title; clickbait headline
Refers to sensational or misleading headlines designed to attract clicks, often used in online media contexts.
I was tricked by that site's clickbait headline and ended up clicking.
Clickbait headlines damage readers' trust.
Compound of 釣り (tsuri, 'fishing') and 見出し (midashi, 'headline'), literally 'fishing headline', reflecting the idea of luring readers like fish.