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If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You're Drowning In Internet BS

A series of fake websites mimicking news organizations claimed the team changed the name, but it didn't. The hoax was actually part of a campaign by Native American group Rising Hearts that was meant to show how easy it would be to change the name, which is considered a slur, [BuzzFeed News reports](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/washington-redhawks-stunt?utm_term=.djDoqbYMye#.krRQzBPg4k).

It's fake!

The Washington Redskins have officially changed their name to the Washington Redhawks.

The dog and its excrements have been photoshopped into a 2013 Associated Press photo of the residence, [Snopes reports.](https://www.snopes.com/dog-defecate-10-downing-street/)

Is this viral photo of a dog pooping on 10 Downing Street real or fake?

The man got out of his car, stripped, mounted a truck, used a knife to stab through the roof, punched out the window, and hurt the dog inside. The dog is on her way to recovery, [NBC Washington reports](https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Naked-Man-on-Route-28-Causes-Cars-to-Crash-Near-Dulles-International-Airport-463740643.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand).

It's real!

A naked man jumped on top of a truck near the Washington, DC, airport.

The doctor pleaded guilty to two charges of assault and resigned from his job, [the Associated Press reported](https://apnews.com/fb703c24427346c6bcdfc8acc77eedd0?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter).

A surgeon in the UK admitted to burning his initials onto his patients' livers.

An inaccurate report from TVA broadcast the misinformation, [BuzzFeed News reports](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/montreal-mosque-controversy?utm_term=.qce6RWwgP0#.hv9wArp6aW), but the mosque made no such demand and is asking for an apology.

A mosque in Canada asked for women workers to be kept off the construction site nearby.

All the feet that washed up were inside running shoes, which act like flotation devices, [BuzzFeed News reports](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/another-human-foot-washed-ashore-in-bc?utm_term=.bwxM0nmpdP#.whMlL0ByDP).

Another human foot washed up on Canada's shores, bringing the count to 13 in total.

The claim was made by one anonymous employee and was published to a known humor site, [Snopes reports](https://www.snopes.com/dna-testing-companies-admit-altering-tests-screw-racists/). No DNA companies have said they alter the tests.

DNA testing companies said they "screw with the racists" by changing ancestry tests.

Don't worry — it will get better. Do some reading and stay vigilant. Better luck next week.

You're drowning in online bullshit.

You don't always get to the bottom of the story, but you sure know how to dig. Keep your ears perked and stay skeptical.

You're a fake news detective!

Congratulations, you're unstoppable. Nothing can beat your BS-detecting instincts. But keep your nose to the ground. Fake news is always around.

You're a fake news–fighting superhero!

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