a story that is presented as being a genuine item of news but is in fact not true and is intended to deceive people As a journalist I do not want to spread fake news.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/01/2017 Synonyms and related words
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used to suggest that a genuine news story is untrue in order to make people less likely to believe it Synonyms and related words
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used about stories that are obviously untrue and are intended to be humorous Andy Borowitz is the creator of the fake news site, www.BorowitzReport.com.
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