Clickbait that is enticing, but does not mislead the user. It is legitimate and delivers on what it promises to show. Also known as Type I clickbait, the term was originally suggested by Brady Haran (Numberphile on YouTube).
I thought the title for the article: “9/10 Americansdon’t know these bizarre facts” was clickbait. But it was legitbait! I didn’t know any of these facts!
LegitTayUpdates was a stan Twitter account created to post fake (emphasized on the fake) and ironic updates of taylor swifts life and career. What made this stan Twitter account so famous is that “N.” (Named that for anonymity reasons) the creator of the account went to PRISON. For refusing to join the IDF. And allegedly punched a guard, snuck in one direction smut fanfiction (porn book basically) and wrote a note to their followers via giving it to friend to sneak it out of prison. They were featured in the podcast Henry Kissinger Is Pokemon Going To Die.