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fake news
[feyk nooz, nyooz]
noun
false news stories, often of a sensational nature, created to be widely shared or distributed for the purpose of generating revenue, or promoting or discrediting a public figure, political movement, company, etc..
It’s impossible to avoid clickbait and fake news on social media.
a parody that presents current events or other news topics for humorous effect in an obviously satirical imitation of journalism.
The website publishes fake news that is hilarious and surprisingly insightful.
Sometimes Facetious.(used as a conversational tactic to dispute or discredit information that is perceived as hostile or unflattering).
The senator insisted that recent polls forecasting an election loss were just fake news.
Word History and Origins
Origin of fake news1
Example Sentences
Lammy said it was "fake news" that Gibraltar would be joining Schengen and "this was never on the table".
"Poonch Police strongly refutes such false narratives. The deceased, Maulana Mohd Iqbal, was a respected religious figure in the local community and had no affiliation with any terror outfit," the statement said, adding that legal action would be taken against any media outlet or individual who circulated the fake news.
"When people exposed his corruption, he accused them of fake news," she says.
Forest later denied Marinakis' exchange with Nuno was a "confrontation" and described subsequent reaction to the situation as "fake news".
Just as he did when he was in his first term, when the news is good, he takes credit, and when it's bad, he either blames Joe Biden or says it's fake news or fake numbers.
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When To Use
Fake news can refer to false new stories, often spread as misinformation or disinformation on social media. It has also come to refer any information that one finds critical about themselves or something themselves, a use popularized by President Donald Trump in 2016.
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