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This week we have stories about polar bears, Elon Musk, and an explosive poop.

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A remote region in Russia has been invaded by dozens of polar bears, [The Moscow Times reports](https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-town-chases-out-rowdy-polar-bear-invaders-64454). The bears entered buildings and seem to have wandered into town looking for food.

It's real!

A region in Russia had to declare a state of emergency because of a polar bear invasion.

This story went viral on Facebook thanks to pro-Trump and conspiracy theory pages, but [the Pope never said that.](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/false-pope-quote-world-government-takeover-qanon)

It's fake!

The Pope said that the US should be ruled by a world government.

Police in South Carolina are still searching for the man who bought six donuts with a fake $100 bill, [AP reports](https://apnews.com/57eb936184634a859c2d3dabcc50cde3?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Oddities&utm_source=Twitter).

Authorities are looking for a man who used a fake $100 bill to pay for donuts.

The article was posted by Duffel Blog, a well-known military satire publication, but some took it seriously, [Snopes reports](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/navy-seals-blackface/).

Navy SEALs are no longer allowed to wear black camouflage paint on their faces.

After a customer warned he had to poop in a Home Depot, someone mistook it for a bomb threat and an employee called the police, the [Wichita Eagle reports](https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article226203520.html).

A bomb threat called in at Home Depot turned out to be just a customer warning that he's about to poop.

The president installed a room-sized golf simulator at the White House, [the Washington Post reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trump-installed-a-room-sized-golf-simulator-at-white-house/2019/02/13/ed3f6d5c-2e45-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b99a0538b094).

Donald Trump installed a $50,000 golf simulator at the White House.

The article was published by a website that claims it's satirical, [Lead Stories reports](https://hoax-alert.leadstories.com/3470205-fake-news-elon-musk-wants-to-send-a-team-to-mars-to-rescue-opportunity-rover.html).

Elon Musk is trying to rescue the Opportunity Rover, a NASA exploration rover that recently broke down on Mars.

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

You’re drowning in fake news!

You don’t always get to the bottom of the story, but you sure know how to dig. Keep your ears perked up 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.

If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz, You're Drowning In Fake News

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