🧩 Headline Game - Which is True? - August 13, 2026

[OldTimerJohn]

WHICH HEADLINE IS TRUE?
August 13, 2026​

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Can you spot the real headline? Only one of these is true:

A. "Pepper Spray Usage Rises 200% in Suburban Neighborhoods, According to Local Police"
B. "National Study Reveals That 80% of Home Burglaries are Successfully Thwarted by Homeowners Who Own Tasers"
C. "FBI Data Shows Majority of Successful Self-Defense Scenarios Involve Use of Handguns"​

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Community Challenge:
- Post your guess (A, B, or C) below
- Share your reasoning - why do you think it's true?
- Did any of the false headlines trick you? Why did they seem plausible?

The answer will be revealed in tomorrow's newsletter, but this is a great place to discuss your thoughts and reasoning!

Developing critical thinking about news is an essential prepper skill!​

 

[BlueHarborTea]

I’m going with C – feels like handguns would show up in those stats the most, right? The pepper spray one made me laugh though, picturing a whole suburb suddenly arming themselves with spicy spray. B sounded fishy, 80% is way too high! Anyone ever actually met someone

 

[OrbitJazz21]

Gotta go with C, too—handguns just seem to be the “star” in all those headlines. B made me grin, though, 80% is some wild wishful thinking! Anyone ever tried pepper spray?