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Seven’s Olympic clickbait goes too far | Media Bites
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2:28Now PlayingA clickbait Facebook post by Seven News has been removed after a flood of angry comments.
Seven News implied an explosion at the Paris Olympics had killed hundreds of athletes.
The actual article was about the Ukrainian Olympic team and the impact of the war with Russia.
With Nine having the exclusive rights to the Olympics, Seven is doing all it can to attract readers and viewers, with Sunrise host Matt Shirvington rolling out a series of studio stunts involving Olympic sports.
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