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Fake News

/ˈfeɪ̯k ˈnjuːs/· noun· Pl. —

fake news

Fake News — false reports that spread fast on social media.

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Forms
Singular
die Fake News
Plural
—
Genitiv
der Fake News

One word, many lives

Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.

Fake News
fake news, false reports

Im Internet gibt es viele Fake News.

There's a lot of fake news on the internet.

Word family

Fake Newsder Fakea fakefakento fake (colloquial)

Common combinations

  • Fake News verbreitento spread fake news
  • Fake News erkennento recognise fake news
  • gegen Fake Newsagainst fake news

Similar & opposite

≈ Synonyms
die Falschmeldung

Real examples

  • In der Schule lernen Kinder, Fake News zu erkennen.At school children learn to recognise fake news.
  • Die Nachricht war leider Fake News.Unfortunately the report was fake news.
  • Fake News verbreiten sich schneller als echte Nachrichten.Fake news spreads faster than real news.

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