Think about this：you are looking through the news headlines（标题）on the Internet，and then you see a special headline. It says， "Third﹣Grade Class Adopts（收养）Pet Lion. " It sounds too good to be true，right？
Well，when you're online，you may see a lot of pictures and news stories. They may make you laugh， think or teach you something. But keep in mind that not all of them are true.
Today，there is some made﹣up news on the Internet and it looks real. Some news is made up to make fun of readers，but most news is trying to get readers to visit the websites（网站）. The more visitors a website has，the more money it can make.
It's important to learn how to tell fake（假的）news from true news. The following ideas may help you.
Start by looking at the website the story comes from |
By ▲ | There are many fake names.For example ， the New York Times is a big newspaper.But there is no such newspaper called "New York City Times" |
Are the headlines and photos true ？ Do an online search（搜索）.If the news is true ， other good websites should be resorting it，too. | Don't just read the headline.Take some time to read the story.Make ﹣ up stories often have more spelling mistakes（错误） than true ones. |
If you find a piece of fake news，please don't share it，even though it may be fun. By doing this， you can help stop it from spreading（传播）.
