fake news en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) Purported news stories with false or misleading information, deliberately created to disinform.
The scourge of “fake news”, pumped out by online bots and Russian troll farms, suggested that the authority of professional journalism had been fatally damaged by the rise of social media.
2025 October 2, William Davies, “A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0”, in The Guardian:Never trust fake news websites.
- (uncountable) Satirical news stories, intended to amuse.
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Coordinates
misinformation · junk news · junk food news
Descendants
Fake News · fake news · fopnuus · fake news · フェイクニュース · peyk news · fake news · habari feki · fake news · valeuutiset · фейк-нью́с
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Translations (8)
de Fake News (hoax) · cmn 假新聞 /假新闻 (hoax) · es noticia falseada (hoax) · hu álhír (hoax) · ko 가짜뉴스 (hoax) · de Falschnachricht (hoax) · es noticia falsa (hoax) · nan-hbl 假新聞 /假新闻 (hoax)