CONTENTS Welcome to Real or Fake Australia Orders Cats Indoors Beavers Parachute Into Idaho School Replaces Stairs With Slides Identify the Lie Where People Iron Their Underwear Store's Insane Deals Dancing Goes to the Dogs Scientists Send Message to Aliens Real or Fake Greetings From Outer Space 15 Foot Penguin Waddles Ashore The White House's Cheesy History Alaska's Wacky Geography Real or Fake Peculiar Place Names Man Sneezes Out 44 Year Old Toy Real or Fake Wacky Headlines Sharks Babble With Bubbles 6 8 12 16 20 22 26 30 34 38 40 44 48 52 54 58 60
Squirrel Stalks Woman Woman Searches for Herself Spot the Fake Dog Takes Bus by Itself Identify the Lie The Dirt on Chocolate Cow Makes Special Milk A Weird Way to Wake Up Puppies Put on Poop Patrol Identify the Lie Tissues Not for Noses A Tax on Beards Hoverboards Are Here Real or Fake Inventions Rock Hard Hotel Kid King is a Royal Pain Justice at Your Fingertips Spot the Fake Scrabble Star's Wacky Win Identify the Lie Man Sets Fire Over Spider Wolf Wanders Olympic Dorm One Mighty Mushroom Big Apple Bridge for Sale Crude Luxury Spa Fake Crowds and Fans for Hire Train at the top of the World Spot the Fake Poop Causes Big Oops Man Becomes Science Project Ape Fools Art Critics Dogs Sneeze in Reverse Real or Fake Animal Sneezes Babysitters for Rocks Million Dollar Mistake Rugby Player Turns to Tickling Index Real or Fake Weird Moments in Sports Credits 64 68 72 76 80 82 86 90 94 98 100 104 108 112 114 118 122 126 130 132 136 140 144 146 150 154 158 162 166 168 172 176 180 184 188 192 196 202 206
Welcome to REAL OR FAKE the book that TESTS YOUR INNER LIE DETECTOR Before you try to sort fact from fib let's go over these few tips 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 DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS Be on the lookout for details in a story that are inconsistent or just seem impossible Also people have a tendency to over explain when they're feel ing 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 truth is stretched
IF SOMETHING SEEMS FISHY it probably is 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 WHAT'S A FIB 0 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 Ol Whopper Agree with our findings Decide for yourself as you rate things on the fib o meter
