Tabloid journalism

thumb|Netherlandish Proverbs|One winds on the distaff what the other spins (Both spread gossip) by [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 16th century)]]

sensationalistic news

type of newspaper format

style of largely sensationalist journalism

deliberate and sustained process that destroys the credibility and reputation of a person, institution, organization, social group, or nation

effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda

magazine usually focused on gossip regarding celebrities

Transvestigation (a portmanteau of transgender and investigation) is a conspiracy theory that asserts that many celebrities and other prominent individuals are transgender (or, conversely, that some openly transgender celebrities are cisgender). Proponents claim to be able to determine the assigned sex of individuals, primarily through photographic and video evidence. The methods used by "transvestigators" are subject to pareidolia and confirmation bias.

in popular psychology

practice of news reporters paying sources for information