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Test Your Bullshit Detector With This Week’s Fake News Quiz

Rick Nelson, 61, was walking his dog in Sudbury, Ontario when he came upon a bear cub. Then he came face to face with its mother, who took a swipe at him. Nelson then threw a counter-punch. "I had the perfect shot to take. I did an underhand and hit it right in the snout." He [told CBC News](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-man-punches-black-bear-1.3663954) that the bear cub then began to run away and the mama bear followed, leaving him alone.

It's true.

This man fought off a black bear attack by punching it in the face.

The story originated on ABCNews.com.co, which is a fake news website designed to fool people into thinking it is the real ABC News. The site faked the image showing a supposed text message exchange. Strangely, [the hoax was picked up by many Spanish-language media outlets](https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/omar-mateen-gay-text-hoax?utm_term=.eh9pkoyEY#.jslnzKexM).

It's false.

Omar Mateen texted his wife to tell her he was gay before he did the Orlando shootings.

This is a [hoax](http://news4ktla.com/9-year-old-murders-parents-turn-off-wifi-punishment/) from fake news website News4KTLA. It publishes a constant stream of fake articles about crime and other topics.

A 9-year-old killed both of his parents after they punished him by taking away his internet access.

The photo was actually taken at the Brussels Airport in Zaventem after a terrorist attack killed 32 people. It recirculated on Twitter after the Istanbul airport bombings [and was picked up by many media outlets](https://www.buzzfeed.com/assmamaad/brussels-photo-recirculating-as-istanbul?utm_term=.pjv8PNEQR#.dhEk3O2Kl).

This photo shows the chaotic scene inside Ataturk Airport after the recent attacks in Istanbul.

“As I looked one way, I noticed that there was something in the water in front of me,” Shayla Wiggins, 19, [told BuzzFeed News](https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/pokemon-go-dead-body?utm_term=.rsp93Ea6o#.qmqOX8r2M). “And so I took a closer look and saw it was a body.”  
She had been out for an early morning walk in Riverton, Wyoming when it happened.

A teenager playing Pokémon Go stumbled upon a dead body.

[This is a hoax](https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/god-hates-hoaxes?utm_term=.mvV3lx7po#.du7r7OBj4) from yet another fake news website. The site, Associated Media Content, also previously published a hoax article claiming that the Westboro Baptist Church was planning to protest motorcycle rallies.

Brad Beard, 24, and Samantha Canipe, 21, of North Carolina were charged with simple assault after [police arrived and found them throwing pizza rolls at each other](https://www.buzzfeed.com/leticiamiranda/assault-by-pizza-roll?utm_term=.fay2mPWGR#.xa6z38wWn).

A couple was charged with assault after they started chucking pizza rolls at each other during an argument.

This is [a hoax](http://www.cartelpress.com/teen-playing-pokemon-go-stabbed-mugged-iphone/) from CartelPress.com, a fake news website.

A teenager was mugged and stabbed when he wandered into a bad neighborhood while playing Pokémon Go.

Your bullshit detector needs some serious work.

You're only about halfway woke.

You're a budding detective.

You're a fake news savant!

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