> The headline of a news article is a way to draw the reader in.

Yes, I think that’s where the “bait” characterization comes from.

Sure. Crappy headline. I was going to post the NYT one ("Democratic Report Says Disorder at DOGE Jeopardized Americans’ Data: Members of a Senate panel described a haphazard working and living environment that involved transferring sensitive information to servers 'without any verified security controls'") but it was paywalled. Less bait I suppose but it's still pretty damning.