Misleading headline or cover tile
Snapchat may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
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What triggers it
Sensational or misleading headlines, tiles or cover images: unfounded rumors, old events shown as breaking news, or edited body/face images implying a radical transformation.
What Snapchat says
“Misleading or sensationalized headlines or Tiles, such as unfounded casting rumors, presenting a celebrity’s years-old arrest as breaking news, editing an image of someone’s body or face to imply a radical transformation, etc.”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Use a cover and headline that accurately match the video.
Good to know
Compare the cover frame/tile and headline with what the video actually shows. Watch for 'BREAKING' on old news and before/after images that are edited.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Related Snapchat rules
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