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Quiz: Can You Spot the Fake News?

Here's 10 news headlines, with some absolute lies thrown in for good measure. Can you separate truth from fiction?

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Beano Quiz Team ā€¢ Updated August 19th 2024

Good luck!

1/10 Student discovers crunchy nut cornflake

This must be fake news!

2/10 Ex-NASA Engineer Admits Fart-Laced 'Glitter Bomb' Video Was Staged

What a stinker!

3/10 Cheeky parrot keeps using Amazon's Alexa to order snacks

Could this really be true?

4/10 Dog pulls off save during Argentinian football match

Never in the world!

5/10 Kitten predicts World Cup winner by purring

This is amazing!

6/10 Zoo owners charged after taking bear for ice cream

What a treat!

7/10 Sharks love music, say Australian scientists

This must be a huge fib!

8/10 Man eats nothing but pizza for 70 years

Yum!

9/10 Meet the dog who can sing pop stars

Give this pooch a recording contract!

10/10 Homework to be banned, says Head

Huge if true!

Oh dear!

Oh dear! Why not try again and try to get an even better score? Good luck!

Good try!

Good try! Some of them did seem believable, to be fair! Have another go and try to get an even better score!

Great work!

Great work! You've got a nose for a misleading news headline. Nice!

Awesome!

Awesome! You can sniff out a fake headline from a mile away!