Fake! "This story was completely made up and shared by a satirical news site. If you're unsure about a story, remember to question the source." - The Guardian
School bans parents from sports day for bad behaviour
For Real! "This is real! A school banned parents from attending sports day after becoming too competitive and threatening staff." - The Guardian
Criminal farts so loudly he gives away his hiding place
For Real! "The original source for this story was a post on social media from the local sheriff's department" - The Guardian
Spinach is taught how to send e-mails
For Real! "This viral story seems too good to be true, but was reported by trustworthy news sources like The Telegraph and Huffington Post." - The Guardian
Nasa is installing internet on the moon
For real! "This is really happening! Nasa will be building a 4G network on the moon, enabling them to control lunar robots." - The Guardian
Camel survives after losing half of its body
Fake! "This story was based on a fake photo - and you know you shouldn't trust pictures on the internet!" - The Guardian
A university banned the use of capital letters to avoid scaring students
Fake! "Some real guidance given by a university was mis-reported to seem more dramatic." - The Guardian
Skittles used instead of salt to help clear ice and snow from roads in Canada
Fake! "Rainbow coloured roads might have been quite pretty, but very sticky!" - The Guardian
Canadian zoo fined after taking bear out for ice-cream
For Real! "There is video evidence of this happening, so we know it is true." - The Guardian
Two-headed sharks found
Fake! "If something sounds impossible, there is a good chance it is not true." - The Guardian
Elderly woman trains 65 cats to steal from her neighbours
Fake! "If a headline contains big numbers it's a clue that it might be clickbait - it's trying to get you to click on the page to make money from advertising."
German street covered in chocolate after leak from chocolate factory
For real! "This delicious accident really happened - a tonne of chocolate leaked from a chocolate factory in Westönnen, covering the pavement." - The Guardian
Teenager fined £100 for feeding a chip to a pigeon
For Real! "Yes this really happened" - The Guardian
Police in Germany rescue man chased by baby squirrel
For Real! "The police sent out a patrol car to help, but luckily the chase ended when the baby squirrel curled up and fell asleep." - The Guardian
Gorilla learns to knit
Fake! "Gorillas are impressive, but they haven't mastered knitting yet. This was a fake story, based off a fake photo on the internet." - The Guardian
Eight-year-old girl pulls medieval sword from lake
For Real! This happened in Sweden.
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