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fake news

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fake news
noun false information that is broadcast or published as news for fraudulent or politically motivated purposes:
fake news, exploding on social media, is seeping into the mainstream
[as modifier] a fake news site.
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from fake1 + news, popularized in 2016 during and after the US presidential election.
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