21/02/2017 Newsround

Hi, I'm Jenny with your Tuesday afternoon Newsround,

coming up in the next few minutes: We meet the kids

going to school on their own and - has this ketchup

problem been solved?

First up, do you think you could spot a fake news story?

Well, thousands of them are being shared online

and sometimes it's tricky to know if the story is real or not.

Well, Ricky's set one school a challenge to see if the kids

there can spot fake news.

Have you ever been sent a video by your mates and thought,

"Wow, that's pretty cool?"

Or you've read story online and thought, that's unreal?

Well, did you know that it could be fake news?

And today, we're going to find out how you can spot a fake story.

We've given this classroom six articles to read.

But what they don't know is that every story is fake news.

So, let's begin.

So, what's the verdict?

So, what's the verdict?

I loved the UFO one, because you could see it really

clearly, and most of the pictures of, like, UFOs and stuff like that,

you can't really see clearly.

I would share the baby one.

The one that I most enjoyed was the baby one.

When I was a baby, I was quite heavy, so I think I believe this.

Do you think that picture's real?

Yep.

Yes.

I would say the UFO one.

It's just all the detail, because you don't really see a story

like that every single day.

I think it's real.

I don't think they'd put it in if it wasn't real.

Maybe one or two were not true.

They just sounded a little bit weird.

What if I told you that every story here was fake?

I wouldn't believe that.

I would be, like...

Surprised.

I'm telling you that all of these stories aren't true.

They're fake news.

Oh.

Whoa.

I don't know what to say.

They look like they were actually on the news.

So, how do you spot a fake story?

Well, meet the fact checker.

OK, so fake news is really hard to spot, right?

If it's really surprising, so shocking you don't believe it,

look for the source.

It's normally there's somewhere to find the information

where it comes from, and that will help you decide

whether to believe it or not.

Also, just because it's been shared on the internet,

on your social media, doesn't mean it's true.

And if you're not sure, ask an expert.

Ask your parents, ask a friend who knows more about it than you do,

and they'll help you out.

One of the big parts of life at school is the friends

you study and play with, but for two students living

in Croatia, school life is very different indeed.

Watch this.

Meet Emma and Alan.

They live and go to school in different parts of Croatia,

but they have one very big thing in common - they are both the only

student in their school.

Emma and Alan both live in remote areas away from big cities.

Sounds pretty lonely, right?

Wrong.

They have been writing to each other.

TRANSLATION: I wrote to her I prefer physical education,

science and maths and I love to play and look for mushrooms

in the forest in my spare time.

They have spoken by by video call in class and their teachers are even

planning for them to meet up.

But it sounds like they will not be in this situation for much longer,

as both of them have more children joining their schools next term.

Hopefully they will still keep in touch.

We all know this feeling when you're trying to get the last of that

ketchup out of the bottle.

Well, scientists from the US have invented a coating

for the inside of bottles that allows whatever is

inside to slip out.

It could also make getting toothpaste out

of the tube easier too.

It's hoped this could reduce the amount of waste.

That's all from me.

Before I go, though, check out at this picture

taken in Singapore in Asia.

It's of a weather event called a fire rainbow.

It only lasted around 15 minutes and it's thought

it was caused by sunlight reflecting through ice crystals in the clouds.

And if you like that then head online to see our

colourful weather gallery!

Newsround's back tomorrow morning with Ayshah at 7.40.

Bye for now.