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gossip
thumb|Netherlandish Proverbs|One winds on the distaff what the other spins (Both spread gossip) by [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 16th century)]]
yellow journalism
sensationalistic news
tabloid
type of newspaper format
tabloid journalism
style of largely sensationalist journalism
character assassination
deliberate and sustained process that destroys the credibility and reputation of a person, institution, organization, social group, or nation
smear campaign
effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda

gossip magazine
magazine usually focused on gossip regarding celebrities
transvestigation
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.
shock value
in popular psychology
Chequebook journalism
practice of news reporters paying sources for information