(noun) A game or endeavor in which one party seeks to catch another out, as in a mistake or lie
1. (exclamation) I have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults). 2. (noun) an instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception
Gotcha journalism is a term used to describe methods of interviewing which are designed to entrap interviewees into making statements which are damaging or discreditable to their cause, character, integrity, or reputation. The aim is to make film or sound recordings of the interview which can be selectively edited, compiled, and broadcast or published to show the subject in an unfavourable light. The term derives from the word gotcha, a variant of "got you"