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“Rage Bait”: How Social Media’s Outrage Machine Threatens Our National Dialogue

By Patriot News Investigative Desk | December 1, 2025

Oxford University Press’s choice of ‘rage bait’ as word of the year exposes how social media platforms stoke outrage to drive traffic, eroding civil discourse and undermining American values.

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