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Torchlight

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29. As a guy who confuses real headlines for Onion headlines once a week

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu May 15, 2025, 01:51 PM

9 hrs ago

I think can safely assert my gullibility without resorting to a test score.

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

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

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

It's not an infrequent occurrence here, unfortunately. Maru Kitteh Yesterday #5

great test, only 75% tho Shellback Squid Yesterday #3

I could never get results dweller Yesterday #4

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

I did that dweller Yesterday #8

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

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

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

Me too! Scrivener7 Yesterday #16

85%... hlthe2b Yesterday #9

I'm satisfied. 😁 rsdsharp Yesterday #11

I got 20/20 on the MIST-20. markodochartaigh Yesterday #12

I took the shorter test True Dough Yesterday #13

19/20 ITAL Yesterday #15

No clue how I got moonscape Yesterday #17

18/20 Ms. Toad Yesterday #18

Bookmarked Emile Yesterday #19

I did the 16 question test first canetoad Yesterday #20

19/20. Missed one real headline Kaleva Yesterday #21

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

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

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

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

I started the quiz, but snot Yesterday #26

I got 18 outta 20 correct Chalco 10 hrs ago #27

Anyone listen to Wait Wait...Don't tell me? Mosby 10 hrs ago #28

As a guy who confuses real headlines for Onion headlines once a week Torchlight 9 hrs ago #29

20 correct answers out of the 20 questions asked. Celerity 9 hrs ago #30

Well done! ❤️ littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #31

ty! Celerity 9 hrs ago #32

😘 littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #33

20/20 not difficult fujiyamasan 7 hrs ago #34

I took another version of this quiz a few months ago and got 20/20. Crunchy Frog 3 hrs ago #35