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Maru Kitteh

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5. It's not an infrequent occurrence here, unfortunately.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #2)

Wed May 14, 2025, 06:59 PM

22 hrs ago

It could work like a “wrong forum” alert and go to the team for review. Fake news on DU is frustrating, especially when the OP’s so often have no interest in taking it down voluntarily as long as it fits a narrative they favor.

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Think You Can Spot Fake News? This Scientifically Verified Quiz Will Tell You [View all] littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago OP

This needs to be taught in a hand reinforced, Romania is now on its second Putin Bot cause of misinformation uponit7771 22 hrs ago #1

I've seen people fall for fake news on this very site. WhiskeyGrinder 22 hrs ago #2

It's not an infrequent occurrence here, unfortunately. Maru Kitteh 22 hrs ago #5

great test, only 75% tho Shellback Squid 22 hrs ago #3

I could never get results dweller 22 hrs ago #4

It's very slow. Keep hitting submit till the print grays out and you'll see the word "running" in the upper Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #6

I did that dweller 22 hrs ago #8

I didn't give it any personal information. Maybe that's the difference. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #10

I got a 19/20. Caught all the fake stuff but didn't believe something real. Scrivener7 22 hrs ago #7

I also got 19/20. Got all the fake ones right. Missed one real news item. jls4561 21 hrs ago #14

Me too! Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #16

85%... hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #9

I'm satisfied. 😁 rsdsharp 22 hrs ago #11

I got 20/20 on the MIST-20. markodochartaigh 22 hrs ago #12

I took the shorter test True Dough 22 hrs ago #13

19/20 ITAL 21 hrs ago #15

No clue how I got moonscape 20 hrs ago #17

18/20 Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #18

Bookmarked Emile 20 hrs ago #19

I did the 16 question test first canetoad 20 hrs ago #20

19/20. Missed one real headline Kaleva 19 hrs ago #21

This is the same test that was posted here a year or two ago. Jeebo 19 hrs ago #22

As someone who got 19/20 ( "You might be a bit trusting Buns_of_Fire 19 hrs ago #23

I don't understand the "You might be a bit trusting" message. Abolishinist 19 hrs ago #24

For us older folks, it might be because of Walter Cronkite. Buns_of_Fire 19 hrs ago #25

I started the quiz, but snot 18 hrs ago #26

I got 18 outta 20 correct Chalco 3 hrs ago #27

Anyone listen to Wait Wait...Don't tell me? Mosby 3 hrs ago #28

As a guy who confuses real headlines for Onion headlines once a week Torchlight 3 hrs ago #29

20 correct answers out of the 20 questions asked. Celerity 3 hrs ago #30

Well done! ❤️ littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #31

ty! Celerity 3 hrs ago #32

😘 littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #33

20/20 not difficult fujiyamasan 44 min ago #34