The Fake or Real Headline Quiz

ByCraig Haley

Fake headlines are popping up online everywhere, and it is more important than ever to ensure the information you read online isn’t trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

And while those who pen spoof headlines may be trying to create stories that lay on that ‘just about believable’ cusp, it is often the genuine news headlines that seem just too crazy to be true. It seems that in many cases, fact is indeed stranger than fiction.

Here are 10 headlines, and here is your challenge – which of them are real news, and which are examples of fake news that have previously circulated the web?

Let us know how you get on.

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