A new web page referred to as Headlines Against Humanity is excitedly making the rounds in online journalism circles Tuesday for successfully mentioning simply how excessive headlines have develop into in the technology of BuzzFeed, Upworthy and the rest of the click-hungry viral web.

Impressed in each type and sentiment by using the popular game playing Cards Towards Humanity, the website juxtaposes two headlines and challenges the reader to determine with one is actual and which one the site made up.

For instance:

In case you selected, “This Man Cooking Nachos Will Make You More Emotional Than You’d Predict,” the website will let you know “Unhappy, however proper. It is a actual headline.” It then suggests that you may “Learn it, if it’s important to,” with a hyperlink to the original story on BuzzFeed.

That website seems to be the biggest offender so far on Headlines Against Humanity, although Upworthy and Business Insider have additionally been making appearances. We haven’t seen any over-the-top Mediaite headline pop up on the web site yet, however in case you have any favorites, the web site does give you the option to “Add a hyperlink-baity headline to our assortment” on the backside of the web page…

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