Real Headline or Made Up?

UK news is genuinely stranger than fiction.
We've mixed real British headlines with ones we invented.
Can you tell the difference?

01Read a headline
02Real or made up?
03Share your score
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About Real Headline or Made Up?

British news has a long tradition of headlines that sound completely invented but are entirely factual. This ten-question quiz mixes real ones in with headlines we made up — can you tell which is which?

  1. A headline appears on screen. Read it carefully.
  2. Tap Real if you think it appeared in a British newspaper, or Made Up if you think we invented it.
  3. Get instant feedback after each answer, with context where the story is particularly strange.
  4. Complete all ten questions to see your score and share it.
Where do the real headlines come from?

Tabloids, broadsheets, and local papers, covering politics, crime, sport, and sheer community weirdness. Some are deliberately close to real stories to keep you guessing; others look absurd but are published exactly as shown.

How long does it take?

Under two minutes. At the end you get a score and a shareable result — no account, no download, free in any browser.