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fake news

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

9 more languages
Suomivaleuutinen
Bahasa Indonesiaberita palsu
Italianofake news
日本語フェイクニュース
한국어가짜뉴스
Kurdîasparagas
Portuguêsfake news
Türkçeasparagas
Tiếng Việttin vịt

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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See also

fake Shemp fake tree fake-bake fake-fan fake-out fakeaway

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