Flight ... or Fake?

Imagine creating giant bird wings attached to small electric motors and some widely-available consumer technology. Then you strap on the device in a park, start running, flap your wings, and take flight. How cool would that be?

Jarno Smeets, an innovative guy in the Netherlands, has claimed to do just that. His blog and videos have attracted attention from across the world. But did he really fly, or was it just an elaborate hoax? The Sun in London and many others have asked that question.

Questions...

•How can you tell if this is real or fake? What are all the ways?
•What are other examples of things on the Internet that you can't quite tell if they are real or not?
•Is the old saying "Seeing Is Believing" still valid, or does it need to be updated?
•What should news organizations--newspapers, TV news shows, etc.--do when confronted with stories like this one?