06/12/2017 Newsround

Good morning.

Ayshah here, with the stories

you need to know this Wednesday.

First up today, Fake News.

Do you think you should have lessons

in school to spot it?

One expert says you should,

and a group of kids had a go,

in a special class.

Hayley's got this.

Fake news.

Fake news.

Fake news.

Fake news.

Fake news.

It's been one of the most talked

about problems of the year.

Fake news.

But what is it, and what

does it mean to you?

Fake news is when somebody

spreads rumours that are

not true.

It is more like a scam, I think.

I think fake news is rumours spread

around by people to get

attention.

Sometimes it is so persuasive that

you think that it is

real.

If it is serious news you can

get worried and start

thinking about stuff

too much.

It makes you feel annoyed and angry.

It's really hard to know

when things are true or not.

When I hear something

and I believe it, I

feel like I have been

tricked or something.

Fake news normally comes

down to two things.

Firstly the news stories that

are not true at all.

They go online and are shared

on social media even though

the person writing them knows

they are made up.

Number two, stories that

may have some truth

to them but the facts

are

not clear or checked

properly, or the writer

has exaggerated some

of

it to mean what they want it to.

Would you be able to spot it?

These kids are taking

part in a project

looking at how much

kids like you know

about fake news and how

they

deal with it.

It is part of a project that

has been running all

year.

The expert in charge of it thinks

that from the age of ten, kids

should be taught more

about how to spot fake news.

Children know that fake

news exists, but do they

actually recognise it when they see

it online, on TV and in the

newspapers?

That is where lessons would really

help because children

can stop thinking

and feeling they can

actually believe the news

is

true and might start switching off

altogether and actually not showing

an interest in the

world around them.

So what does this class think

of what they learnt?

I think it should be

taught in school because

then they can be more aware of what

is surrounding them and they will

know if it is fake or not

and what to believe.

It's taught me about fake news

and it could be serious.

If you were not taught about it,

you would not know what is true.

Now I know how to spot

fake news by who

posted it, and the likes,

and where it comes

from and if I don't know

I

will ask my friends and families.

The best advice I would say

is to look out for proper brands.

It helps students to

help other people learn

about what fake news

is about and maybe even

teach your mum and dad and stuff.

If it is fake, you will not know

what is happening in the

world.

Thanks for that.

And there loads more about this

story over at Newsround online.

Where you can also check

out our guide on how to spot fake

news when you see it,

and even test yourself

with our Fake News quiz.

So England's cricket team are now

two down in the famous Ashes

competition in Australia.

It took about an hour

and 45 minutes for their six

remaining batsmen to go down

on the final day in Adelaide.

The Australians won

the second test by 120 runs.

The first team to win three matches

will take the Ashes.

Now is the time for a great

comeback, England!

To the problem facing brown bears

in Croatia, and the one place

that is trying to help.

Here's Martin.

These Croatian brown bears are

unable to survive in the wild by

themselves, but now they are finding

a new home in the country's only

sanctuary for the furry animals. Up

to 1000 bears are estimated to live

in Croatia, particularly in the big

forest areas in the middle of the

country. But some bear cubs find

themselves abandoned due to hunting

and other reasons. This sanctuary is

in a small village near forests and

mountains which is a home to many

bears. It was started in 2002 to

look after cubs who could not

survive in the wild. The animals at

the century are divided by age into

three big spaces totalling around

six acres. There are currently nine

bears living here in the hope is

that some eventually will be

released back in the wild. Brown

bears can live up to the age of 40

and hunting in the country has

brought the average age in the wild

down to between four and eight

years. Around 20,000 visitors are

attracted to the sanctuary each year

and the brown bear has now become a

symbol of the local village. Those

bears are adorable.

And exciting news for space fans!

Cue the music!

This Friday,

super astronaut Tim Peake will be

right here at Newsround HQ.

And we want to know

what you'd love to ask him.

So go online, send us

in all your questions,

and we'll squeeze in

as many as possible.

Loads of you have been in touch

already this morning,

and your questions

are out of this world!

Max wants to know what

space food is like.

Megan's question is,

did you have to wear

colourful nappies in space!?

And Yusuf wants to know -

how do you get wifi up there?!

That is a good question.

Keep them coming!

That's it for now,

have a great day at school.

Hayley will be here this

afternoon at 4:20pm.