0:00:07 > 0:00:13Hi, I'm Ayshah.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18Welcome to Newsround.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Do you think you should have lessons in school
0:00:21 > 0:00:22about how to spot fake news?
0:00:22 > 0:00:27Well, one expert says you should - and one group of kids had a go
0:00:27 > 0:00:29a go in a special class.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Hayley's got this.
0:00:32 > 0:00:40Fake news.Fake news.Fake news. It's been one of the most talked
0:00:40 > 0:00:47about problems of the year. Fake news. But what is it, and what does
0:00:47 > 0:00:50it mean to you?Fake news is when somebody spreads rumours that are
0:00:50 > 0:00:57not true.It is more like a scam, I think.I think fake newsies rumours
0:00:57 > 0:01:03spread around like people to get attention.Sometimes it is so
0:01:03 > 0:01:07persuasive that you think that it is real.If it is serious news you can
0:01:07 > 0:01:12get worried and thinking about stuff too much.It makes you feel annoyed
0:01:12 > 0:01:19and angry.It's really hard to know when things are true or not.When I
0:01:19 > 0:01:22hear something and I believe it I feel like I have been tricked or
0:01:22 > 0:01:28something.Fake news normally comes down to two things. Firstly the news
0:01:28 > 0:01:32stories that are not true at all. They go online and are shared on
0:01:32 > 0:01:37social media even though the person writing them knows they are made up.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Number two, stories that may have some truth to them but the facts are
0:01:40 > 0:01:44not clear or checked properly, or the writer has exaggerated some of
0:01:44 > 0:01:49it to mean what they want it to. Would you be able to spot it? These
0:01:49 > 0:01:53kids are taking part in a project looking at how much kids like you
0:01:53 > 0:01:58know about fake news on how they deal with it. It is part of a
0:01:58 > 0:02:02project that has been running all year. The expert in charge of it
0:02:02 > 0:02:07thinks that from the age of ten kids should be taught more about how to
0:02:07 > 0:02:11spot fake news. Children know that fake news exists, but do they
0:02:11 > 0:02:15actually recognise it when they see it online, on TV and in the
0:02:15 > 0:02:19newspapers.That is where lessons would really help because children
0:02:19 > 0:02:23can stop thinking and feeling they can actually believe the news is
0:02:23 > 0:02:26true and might start switching off altogether and actually not showing
0:02:26 > 0:02:30an interest in the world around them.So what does this class think
0:02:30 > 0:02:33of what they learn?I think it should be taught in school because
0:02:33 > 0:02:37then they can be more aware of what is surrounding them and they will
0:02:37 > 0:02:41know if it is fake or not and what to believe.It's taught me about
0:02:41 > 0:02:45fake news and it could be serious. If you were not taught about it you
0:02:45 > 0:02:52would not know what is true.Now I know how to spot fake news by who
0:02:52 > 0:02:56posted it, and the likes, and where it comes from and if I don't know I
0:02:56 > 0:03:01will ask my friends and families. The best advice I would say is to
0:03:01 > 0:03:07look out for proper brands.It helps students to help other people learn
0:03:07 > 0:03:12about what fake news is about and maybe even teach your mum and dad
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and stuff.If it is fake, you will not know what is happening in the
0:03:15 > 0:03:20world.Thanks for that.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25And there loads more about this story over at Newsround online.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Where you can also check out our guide on how to spot fake
0:03:30 > 0:03:32news when you see it, and even test yourself
0:03:32 > 0:03:33with our Fake News quiz.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36So England's cricket team are now two down in the famous Ashes
0:03:36 > 0:03:39competition in Australia.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It took about an hour and 45 minutes for their six remaining batsmen
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0:03:44 > 0:03:50The Australians win the second test by 120 runs.
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0:03:54 > 0:03:57Russia has been banned from competing at next year's
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0:04:05 > 0:04:06games four years ago.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10The International Olympic Committee says Russian athletes who can prove
0:04:10 > 0:04:14they aren't taking drugs to improve their performance will be
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