If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You're Drowning In Fake News
This week we have stories about wind turbines, Nipsey Hussle, and a giant dog.
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Is this a real picture of a giant dog?
Twitter: @dodo
It's fake!
It's not a real 450-pound doggo, Snopes reports. It's the work of Instagram user Christopher Cline, who regularly photoshops images of his dog.
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Wind turbines cause cancer and could stop people from watching TV.
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It's fake
US President Donald Trump said wind farms cause cancer. They don't, but it's part of a long history of Trump attacking wind farms, particularly in places where his company has golf resorts.
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This is a real and accurate representation of how people with astigmatism see?
Twitter: @UnusualFacts6
It's fake!
Experts told BuzzFeed News the image on the left is just a simple glare and not an accurate representation of astigmatism.
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A woman was kicked out of puppy yoga for having bad vibes.
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It's real!
A woman in Toronto was asked to leave and banned from future events for having bad vibes, the CBC reports.
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Nipsey Hussle's death is tied to a documentary he was making about the late healer Dr. Sebi.
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It's fake!
In the wake of the rapper's death, people online plunged into a baseless conspiracy connecting Nipsey to the death of Dr. Sebi, who claimed he cured AIDS, cancer, addiction, and more — without proof.
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Jay-Z created a $15 million trust fund for deceased rapper Nipsey Hussle's kids.
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It's fake!
Although the two were close, the report is fake, Lead Stories reports.
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An Instagram account held a competition to meet the families of the people killed in the Christchurch attack.
Instagram: @muslimsoftheworld1
It's real!
The page has since removed the post and apologized.
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