Of all the intriguing, shocking and extreme videos on the web, how do we know which are real? Real, Fake or Unknown works out how the web's most-watched clips were made.
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Headline Grabbing
Episode 1x6; Aug 03, 2017
Some viral clips grab headlines around the world, but that doesn't mean they're all real. A futuristic head shave that threatens every barber shop on the planet, an apparently superhuman remote helicopter, the world's most idiotic selfie and a city in the sky are in the spotlight in this episode. Are these clips real or fake?
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1x6: Headline Grabbing
1x5: Illusions
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1x3: Promotions
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