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Meaning of fake news | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Purported news stories with false or misleading information, deliberately created to disinform.
    uncountable
  2. Satirical news stories, intended to amuse.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Français fake news
Italiano fake news
한국어 가짜뉴스
Português fake news

Examples

“Never trust fake news websites.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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