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fake news
Deliberately spread false reports that disguise themselves as real news in order to manipulate public opinion or make a profit. The term is usually used in the plural.
Es ist wichtig, Informationen aus dem Internet kritisch zu prüfen, um nicht auf Fakenews hereinzufallen.
It is important to check information from the internet critically so as not to fall for fake news.
'Fakenews' (fake news) is a loanword from English and is made up of the words 'fake' (gefälscht, false/forged) and 'news' (Nachrichten, news). In German, it is written either as one word or as two separate words.
Soziale Medien tragen zur schnellen Verbreitung von Fakenews bei.
Social media contribute to the rapid spread of fake news.
Although the word comes from English, in German it is used almost exclusively as a plural word with the article 'die'. The singular form 'die Fakenew' is very rare.
Im Internet kursieren viele Fakenews über das Thema.
A lot of fake news about the topic is circulating on the internet.
Certain verbs are often used in connection with 'Fakenews' (fake news). Typical combinations are 'Fakenews verbreiten' (to spread fake news), 'Fakenews erkennen' (to recognize fake news), or 'auf Fakenews hereinfallen' (to fall for fake news).
Man muss lernen, wie man echte Nachrichten von Fakenews unterscheiden kann.
You have to learn how to distinguish real news from fake news.
propaganda
'Propaganda' and 'Fakenews' can both manipulate public opinion. 'Propaganda' is broader: it can consist of speeches, images, texts, or campaigns, and it does not always have to consist of individual false news reports. 'Fakenews' are deliberately false reports that look like real news. The words can be confused because fake news can often be part of propaganda. If you mean the false news item itself, 'Fakenews' is more precise; if you mean the whole one-sided influence, 'Propaganda' fits better.
Frau Hoffmann prüft die Quelle, damit sie keine Fakenews weiterleitet.
Ms. Hoffmann checks the source so that she does not pass on any fake news.
Das Team untersucht, wie Propaganda in sozialen Medien verbreitet wird.
The team is investigating how propaganda is spread on social media.