CONTENTS Welcome to Real or Fake 6 An Octopus That Lives in Trees 8 High School Stock Trader 12 Freaky Face Discovery 16 Real or Fake Animals That Make Humans Their Home 20 Artist Creates Invisible Artwork 22 Weird Head Games 26 Why Sloths Are So Slow 30 Identify the Lie 48 Mayor Pens Peculiar Poem 50 Real or Fake Wacky Headlines 54 Cleopatra's Secret Communications 56 Six Days Without Sun 60 Spot the Fake 64 Identify the Lie 70 Hello Human 72 Chimp Climbs the Charts 76 Plants Make Music 80 Real or Fake Inventions 84 Ghostly Girl Caught on Cam 86 90 Insect Lives in Sheep Snot Bulletproof Candidate 94 Robot Hitchhikes Across Canada 102 98 Identify the Lie 34 Ancient Romans Laughed Til They Died 36 Valentines Bug Out 40 Wonder Woman's Wacky History Revealed 44 Real or Fake Superheroes
178 182 Popular Fruit Full of Bugs Man Walks on Water Spot the Fake 186 Rhino Rambles Across College Campus Tornadoes Catch Fire Armchair Adventurer Goes Airborne 190 194 198 Index Credits 202 206 126 Daredevil Fishermen Use Fingers as Bait 104 April Fools Day Started by Jokester 108 Astronaut Infestation is Out of This World 112 Missing Link Found 116 Town Gets Cut Off 120 Real or Fake Peculiar Place Names 124 Elephants Use Feet to Talk Long Distance Bizarre Bird Baffles Scientists 130 Spaghetti Grows on Trees 134 Famous Street Artist Arrested True Identity Revealed 138 One Odd Job 142 Real or Fake Other Odd Jobs Spot the Fake 146 148 Gobi's Giant Worm 152 Spacecraft Lands on Comet 156 Paint Keeps the Peace 160 Countries Battle Over Bird Poop 164 Now You Can Visit Seafloor City 168 Identify the Lie 172 174 Bizarre Burger Beginnings
6 Welcome to REAL OR FAKE the book where you get to TEST YOUR INNER LIE DETECTOR Before you dive in let's go over the basics of sorting a fact from a fib How do you identify a lie Sometimes it's hard to put your finger on a fake but here are a few clues to help you along the way IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS Be on the lookout for details in a story that are inconsistent inconsistent or just seem impossible Also people have a tendency tendency to over-explain when they're feeling guilty about something likewise some details in these stories just aren't necessary Sometimes that can be a key identifier in figuring out where the is truth stretched
7 USE YOUR NOGGIN If things in the story don't exactly line up with things you know to be true go with what you know Experience is one of the best teachers in life so use yours when trying to determine what is real and what is fake GO WITH YOUR GUT If things seem too unbelievable to be true oftentimes they are Trust your instincts when things seem off a good rule for this book and in life HONEST ABE WHAT'S A FIB O METER A fib o meter is a handy little gauge we've invented for determining the level of a lie or truth The categories are Honest Abe Little White Lie and Big Ol Whopper We've gone through and determined which story falls where based on whether it's true or how big a lie it is If the story is true it falls in Honest Abe territory If the details of the story are untrue and the lie is minor we've gone with Little White Lie If it was a big lie that maybe led to something else widespread panic or disbelief maybe we've gone with Big Or Whopper Agree with our findings Decide for yourself as you rate things on fib the o meter
