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There are so many stories and pieces of information flying around on the internet that it can be hard to know what鈥檚 real and what鈥檚 fake.

Broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake looks at some simple steps which will help separate fact from fiction online.

Don鈥檛 let fake news fool you 鈥 use these four tips to check anything you read online that you are not sure about:

  1. The story 鈥 what are they trying to say? Is it an ad or a joke? Look to see if you can find the same story somewhere else
  2. The author 鈥 is it someone鈥檚 opinion or a fact? Real news will most likely have a link to the writer鈥檚 details, but if there鈥檚 no author, dig deeper
  3. The website 鈥 are there spelling or grammar mistakes? What鈥檚 the URL? Check the address bar at the top 鈥 most trusted URLs end with 鈥.com鈥, 鈥.co.uk鈥, 鈥.net鈥, 鈥.gov鈥, 鈥.org鈥, 鈥.mil鈥 and 鈥.edu鈥
  4. The date 鈥 is the story recent or old? It could be outdated or a copy of something that happened years ago. Computer programs called bots post anytime and often, so be wary of this.

Where next?

Be social media smart: Is seeing believing?

成人快手 newsreader Tina Daheley looks at how to check what can and can鈥檛 be believed.

Be social media smart: Is seeing believing?

Fake news and 成人快手 Young Reporter

As part of 成人快手 Young Reporter, top journalists give you the lowdown on how to weigh up what鈥檚 real and what鈥檚 fake.

Fake news and 成人快手 Young Reporter

What are deepfakes and how do they work?

成人快手 My World presenter Radzi Chinyanganya dives into the scary world of deepfake technology.

What are deepfakes and how do they work?

Fact or Fake?

Find out how to spot and stop fake news with 成人快手 Bitesize.

Fact or Fake?