Take This Quiz To Find Out How Easily You Fall For Internet BS
Are you falling for online hoaxes?
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1. A man is suing an airline over serving him sparkling wine instead of champagne.
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It's real!
Canadian Daniel Macduff launched a class-action lawsuit against Sunwing for advertising "champagne service" but providing an inferior sparkling wine on board, the National Post reports.
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2. A family took in a coyote because they thought it was a lost dog.
Twitter: @AllisonPohle
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3. This is an image from a Serbian animal brothel British people have allegedly been visiting.
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It's fake!
The images used in the Mirror article are part of a meme that involves putting dogs in tights and pantyhose.
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4. Jon, the owner of Garfield, drinks dog semen in this 1990 comic strip.
Twitter: @ccchauffe
It's fake!
Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, told BuzzFeed News the cup actually contained a high-protein drink for pregnant dogs.
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5. First Lady Melania Trump used a body double during an interview given by her husband.
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It's fake!
Everyone is obsessed with the flimsy and false conspiracy theory, but other photos from that day show it's clearly Melania standing next to President Trump.
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6. Hillary Clinton was taped laughing about Irma victims, saying she wanted the hurricane to "wipe every Florida hillbilly off the map."
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7. The deadly fires in Northern California were started by an undocumented immigrant.
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It's fake!
According to the local sheriff, Breitbart made up the false story. The cause of the wildfires is still under investigation.
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Jane Lytvynenko is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Toronto, Canada. PGP fingerprint: A088 89E6 2500 AD3C 8081 BAFB 23BA 21F3 81E0 101C.
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