fake news
3
4.5
- noun
- /feɪk nuz/
- Offensive
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fake news
- fake news media
- fake news stories
- just fake news
So they can, they can basically blast fake news and withhold real news.
- So they can, they can basically blast fake news and withhold real news.
- This is yet another piece of evidence that Oprah Winfrey is fake news.
- And so today's question is, with today's attitude towards fake news, do you think we will ever gain public knowledge of the topics covered by your books?
Examples
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But all you heard from the fake news was Tim Apple.
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This morning he tweeted NBC News is hashtag fake news and more dishonest than even CNN.
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In recent years, many politicians have labeled unfavorable reports as fake news to undermine their credibility.
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During the press conference, the spokesperson emphasized that the accusations were simply fake news meant to mislead the public.
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The rise of social media has made it easier for fake news to spread rapidly, influencing public opinion on critical issues.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'fake news' is directly interpretable by combining 'fake' (not authentic) with 'news' (reported information), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it as news that is not real or truthful. There is an additional pragmatic nuance—its use as a rhetorical label to delegitimize even true reports—that may require exposure, but the core meaning is compositional and transparent.
Etymology
Fake news has also become a quick label people use to attack a report or its source. Imagine someone pointing at an article and shouting 'fake!' to make others stop believing it; that's why the phrase is often used to 'attack or dismiss' information, even when it may be true.