fake news
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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.
