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Purported news stories with false or misleading information, deliberately created to disinform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- Never trust fake news websites.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: propaganda
Antonyms: news
Broader terms: disinformation
Satirical news stories, intended to amuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Falschnachricht
— hoax
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German:
Fake News
— hoax
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Hungarian:
álhír
— hoax
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Korean:
가짜뉴스
(gajjanyuseu)
— hoax
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Spanish:
noticia falsa
— hoax
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Spanish:
noticia falseada
— hoax