The much-beloved game "Real or Fake?" has recently received some improvements, and it's time to show them off. If you don't recall or haven't seen it, in this game, you guess whether a news item is fact or fiction.

Play along by reading a headline or story summary below, then deciding if you think it's a real story from a proper news site or a fake, from somewhere like The Onion. After you've made your pick, click "Answer" to reveal the truth, then read more by clicking the link.

Let's get ready to answer the question:

Is it Real or Fake?

That last one may just be the most disturbing Real or Fake ever, and it's certainly the closer for this round. We'll try to top it next time though!

Over nine months have passed since the last round of "Real or Fake?". Now, it's back to prove to you that we went through the looking glass long, long ago. In this game, you're asked to decide whether a news item is fact or fiction.

Play along by reading a headline or story summary below, then deciding if you think it's a real story from a proper news site or a fake, from somewhere like The Onion. After you've made your pick, discover the truth by highlighting the hidden answer text with your mouse, and read more by clicking the link.

Get ready to answer the question:

Is It Real or Fake?

1. BREAKING: Large Air Spill At Wind Farm
   
   Answer: It's Fake! [Link]

2. China Traffic Jam Enters 9th Day, Spans Over 60 Miles
   
   Answer: It's Real! [Link]

3. Struggling Blockbuster Eliminates Rental Fees
   
   Answer: It's Fake! [Link]

4. Phil Collins Apologizes for Success as He Quits Music
   
   Answer: It's Real! [Link]

5. The Lost Tribes of RadioShack: Tinkerers Search for New Spiritual Home
   
   Answer: It's Real! [Link]

That's all for today – how'd you do? Remember, you get one point per correct answer, and there's no point in actually keeping score.

"Real or Fake?" is back again, to show you just how tenuous your grip on reality actually is. In this game, you're asked to decide whether a news item is fact or fiction.

Play along by reading a headline or story summary below, then deciding if you think it's a real story from a proper news site or a fake, from somewhere like The Onion. After you've made your pick, discover the truth by highlighting the hidden answer text with your mouse, and read more by clicking the link.

Now, let's answer the question:

Is It Real or Fake?

1. Liechtenstein, Andorra Forced To Fight By Larger Countries
   
   Answer: It's Fake! [Link]

2. Alaska Oil Spill Now Up to 100 Gallons – Just Last Week, BP Said the Release Involved an Estimated 3 Gallons of Oil
   
   Answer: It's Real! [Link]

3. Thousands Of Abandoned, Foreclosed Homes Threatened By Florida Hurricane
   
   Answer: It's Fake! [Link]

4. Bushes Keep Vampires Out of Lawndale
   
   Answer: It's Real! [Link]

5. Lil Wayne Sentencing Delayed So Rapper Can Get His Teeth Fixed
   
   Answer: It's Real! [Link]

For those of you scoring at home, or even if you're by yourself, the top score is 5. Thanks for playing!

Welcome, friends! It's time for another edition of "Real or Fake?", the game where we try to separate what's real from what's parody, and shudder at the realization of just how far gone reality actually is.

To play, just read a headline or story summary below, then decide if you think it's a real story from a proper news site or a fake, from somewhere like The Onion. Once you've made your pick, find out the truth by highlighting the hidden answer text with your mouse. Let's answer the question:

Is It Real or Fake?

1. Elvis Presley Turns 75
   
   Answer: Real [Link]

2. China Shopping Center Builds Car Park for Women
   
   Answer: Real [Link]

3. U.S. Finally Gets Around To Prosecuting Mastermind Behind 9/11
   
   Answer: Fake [Link]

4. 14 Terror Suspects Mistakenly Kill Themselves
   
   Answer: Real [Link]

5. Dye Pack Foils Art Thief
   
   Answer: Fake [Link]

Now tally up your score, giving yourself 1 point for each right answer, and subtracting 5 points for each wrong answer. Did you get a positive score? Cheater.

Submit Your Own
Find your own ridiculous "Should be fake, but it's real" headline or story and send it my way.

For years, I've enjoyed a game with some friends called "Real or The Onion?". To play, one person presents a headline or story and everyone else must decide if this is an actual story or merely a fabrication by that excellent humor site The Onion. Invariably, these stories are in fact real, but sound as if they belong in The Onion. I suppose it's not really much of a game, so much as a pithier name for "the activity of linking to articles that should be fake, but are in actuality real".

Now, however, I've decided to turn it into more of a game. Without only a little more ado, allow me to present the first edition of "Real or Fake?". To play, just read a headline or story summary below, then decide if you think it's a real story from a proper news site or a fake, from somewhere like The Onion.

Once you've made your pick, find out the truth by highlighting the hidden answer text with your mouse. If you find yourself intrigued, or if you think I'm a filthy liar, click the link to read the full story. Now, let's play!

So Is It…Real or Fake?

1. Britain Warned by Iran's Foreign Minister That It Will "Get Slapped in the Mouth" if It Does Not "Stop the Nonsense".
   
   Answer: Real [Link]

2. December Named National Awareness Month
   
   Answer: Fake [Link]

3. Man in Diabetic Coma Tasered 11 Times by Cops for Being Unresponsive
   
   Answer: Real [Link]

4. Escaped Convict Continues to Update Facebook
   
   Answer: Real [Link]

5. Afghan Presidential Election A Celebration Of All Forms Of Government
   
   Answer: Fake [Link]

How'd you do? Shut up, no one cares. But if you find your own ridiculous "Should be fake, but it's real" headline or story, send it my way.