If You Get 3/7 On This Quiz You’re Getting Sucker Punched By Fake News
It's been a busy week. Can you tell the real from the fake?
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Malaysian authorities said the woman they arrested for killing Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's half-brother was tricked into thinking she was part of a comedy show prank.
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The Guardian reports that the 25-year-old suspect was paid to be involved in pranks like "convincing men to close their eyes and spray them with water," the report said. Kim Jong-nam was the last target and the woman was unaware that there were dangerous substances in the water.
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One of the suspects was seen wearing an "LOL" t-shirt while leaving the scene of the crime.
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CCTV footage showed the suspect fleeing an airport in an "LOL" t-shirt. Predictably, the internet had a field day with this one.
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A Russian spy ship is hanging out off the coast of Virginia.
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And it keeps moving around, ABC News reports. President Donald Trump said the ship's presence is "not good."
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Seth Rogen messaged Donald Trump Jr., asking for him to tell Donald Trump to step down.
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Senator John McCain told Ashton Kutcher he's better looking in the movies than in real life.
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Kutcher testified at a Senate committee on human trafficking, but before they got to the serious stuff, John McCain told the star he looks better in movies. Kutcher blew McCain a kiss in return.
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Russian state media outlets were told by the Kremlin to stop fawning over Donald Trump.
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Bloomberg reported that the state-run media outlets were told to pipe down about Trump by the Kremlin.
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The head of Lithuania’s Tourist Department had to resign because a promotional campaign he oversaw used photos from countries that were not Lithuania.
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The tourism campaign, titled "Real is beautiful," used images from Norway, Finland and Slovakia, OCCRP reports.
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