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Which headlines are real news?

“Pope Francis shocks world, endorses Donald

Trump for president” WTOE 5 News 10th July

2016

A.True

B.False

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True

False

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Fake News

WTOE 5 News is a now defunct fantasy news

website. The story was copied by Ending the Fed

and had over 960,000 Facebook interactions

“Brie-oncé: Artist creates sculpture of Beyoncé

entirely out of cheese” Telegraph 30th March

2017

A.True

B.False

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True

False

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News

East Village Cheese and Wine Festival in London

commissioned sculptor David Bradley to make an

effigy of Beyoncé out of cheese!

“Racehorse called ‘President Trump’ castrated

and renamed Fake News” Independent 28th

March 2017

A.True

B.False

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True

False

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News

Owners of a gelded racehorse from South Africa

have had to change its name from President

Trump to ‘Fake News’ as South Africa’s racing

regulators, The National Horseracing Authority

(NHA) deemed his name unsuitable!

“Justin Trudeau Unveils Plan To Meet

Healthcare Needs Of Canada’s Aging Prog

Rockers” The Onion 27th April 2017

A.True

B.False

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True

False

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Fake News

The Onion is a satirical online newspaper

“By Georgio! Osborne takes new job as fashion

designer” The Guardian 1st April 2017

A.True

B.False

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True

False

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