I am sure we have all been fooled by these fake stories online.
I have compiled a list of hoaxes with real news stories.
Let’s see if you can spot the fakes. Beware, some of the photos are real with fake stories. Some stories are partially real… Those will be hoaxes as well. Read carefully.
Have fun!
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Meth laced 7up reportedly found in Mexico.
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to be discontinued.
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Are Facebook users secretly following your page? This story gives a list of instructions for blocking secret followers.
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No more child support for the USA after 2017.
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Dollar Tree Stores closing all stores.
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Two men were guided by search and rescue dogs from the collapse of the 2011 World Trade Center above the 70th floors.
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Tiger Nurses Piglets? A mother tiger at a California Zoo nurses a group of piglets after her own cubs died.
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Avoid poisonous Black and White Caterpillars! These Tussock Moth Caterpillars can cause a sever allergic reaction.
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Florida’s snap program (food stamps) has been improved to cover all Floridians who were out of power due to Hurricane Irma.
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Florida has applied for Disaster Snap (food stamps) for Hurricane Irma victims.
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Mexican rescue dog finds 12 people alive in rubble after the Earthquake in Mexico.
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Kim Jong Un say’s, “Deranged Trump will pay dearly”.
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Uber to loose it’s license in London.
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Toys R Us files for bankruptcy.
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Paint thinner found in Lucky Charms Cereal.
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A 1990 Comic Strip depicts Trump as president and building the border wall.
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NFL players denounce Trump.
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Raw sewage still poses threat to Floridians.
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The cover of Disney’s Little Mermaid video had a phallus drawn in the castle, before it was pulled and replaced.
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At a Zoo in Thailand a tiger and piglets were presented as visual entertainment.
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13/20! Nice put together quiz! 🙂
Thank you, I need to do another quiz soon-ish. I have problems thinking of fun ones.
Sometimes I just think of a topic/subject I know nothing about, read what it’s all about and go with the facts. It’s fun creating them! I’ve written so many articles for my blog, this is a nice change of pace.
You got 9 out of 20 right! Someone can deceive very easily.
Now why would that make me grin? lol thank you Elenka, you gave it a good try!
You got 15 out of 20 right!
Great
Thanks for sharing with us .
You are awesome Kim!!!
Awe thank you, and you did great once again!
Your Welcome Kim!!!!
Nice to meet you 🙂
13 out of 20.
13 is nothing to sneeze at, good job!
Thank you.
good newpaper
Thank you Shakilmughal! Much appreciated.
13/20 learned a lot
Thank you Jack, its always important to check facts before you believe any NEWS story!
14 out of 20 – Florida SNAP program (both) – paint thinner cereal (UHG) – and tiger nurses piglets in CA zoo —- so I’m feeling pretty foolish
Sounded legitimate right? Those were the tricky ones I put in. I mean meth in 7up was real why not thinner in cereal.
Perhaps you could have a future as a fake news click baiter. I chuckle thinking of Ukrainians making fake clickbait news for money. Laughing it up, drinking vodka, listening to Tin Hat Trio music, … https://youtu.be/P6u2vqGO6_o
I got 13, Kim. Again, I’m fun to play this quiz
Good score, glad you had fun. Interesting stuff going around for sure.
11/20 means I did quite poorly. Or my score is yet another internet hoax!!!
Not really Alex, that is over half right. Now you know more nonsense that is going around.
I feel like I should’ve done better- Indexer had a handicap and still outperformed me by a significant margin
15/20 – some of the stories mean absolutely nothing to non-US people, though. I’ve never heard of Reese’s peanut butter cups, for example.
I was wondering about that when I was putting it together, but I thought maybe the people had seen the stories on facebook. Sorry for that Indexer, you did great though.
You got awesome quiz! I liked it. Got 13 oit of 20
Thank you Sheryl. Thank you for taking it. 13 is a great score.
Got 13 correct…great quiz. Some I was surprised with. Had fun taking it!
Glad you had fun you did great. Amazing what hits the news now days, huh.
The Trump cartoon one was surprising!
If I am correct the Simpons also did a few on trump that came true.
That’s pretty cool! I guess he’s just that predictable…
i got 15/20, but most of the i havent heard of. but i am aware that toys r us are going downhill and closing down.
They were the top stories on Snopes this month. They are pretty good at fact checking. Also some youtube vids gave me the idea. I loved toys r us!
yeah, a couple of years ago, Toy R Us, closed down in my area. Then, this year, they reopened the store. they’re already bankrupt?
11 out of 20 right!
Thanks for taking a go at it. I tried to make them a bit tricky, and find the fake ones that sounded legit.
You did a great job!
Apparently I got 20 out of 20. I guessed on the ones I was uncertain with. LMBO!
Top score Andrew, good guessing on the ones that didnt seem right!
Got 15, this was cool! Especially the rescue dog on 9/11, wow!
Thank you Carol, you did well. That rescue story hit the news feed as a rescue dog saves lives from above the 100 floor. It was a real story that was embellished. I found the correct story and they should of just ran it as the truth, it was fantastic enough.
14/20 That was a ,lot harder than I expected! Great quiz, Kim 🙂
I did well. lol , so did you! Some of these were fake stories originally, but I found the real stories behind the pictures and articles. This was a fun one to make. Thanks Norman.
got 15, a couple knowing you were dead give aways. A couple I missed but that was wishful thinking.
Awesome quiz!
Now add to the scams..
1. Central Windows or Windows Technical support calling you – can you imagine how many computers it would take to capture the errors from 1 billion computers around the world, sort that information and find the errors from just your PC?
2. The IRS is calling to collect money – they don’t by the way call.
Super score there Doc, yeah wishful thinking… I get it for sure. Both of yours are really good ones! A lot of seniors fall for these unfortunately.
I got one of these “there’s a problem with your computer” calls the day after I had installed a brand new one and hardly used it!
13/20. Great compilation 🙂
Thank you Dawn! I got the facts from ..snopes and youtube, then researched. You did great!
14/20 Interesting quiz!
I’ve been watching a lot of weird youtube videos, getting inspiration. hahaha You did great! Good eye for spotting the fakes.
12/20 not bad
Not bad at all, over half! Thank you for participating.
very interesting quiz
Ah, thank you Brenda!
16/20 – brilliant quiz! Wow, there are some mad stories out there!
Thank you Ishtar! No doubt huh? lol
16/20
Great job!
I agree, great job! Thanks for taking this quiz!