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Meanings of fake in English

Portuguese
impostor
Catalan
impostura
Spanish
impostor

A person who makes deceitful pretenses.

      impostor
      Portuguese
      falsificar
      Spanish
      desfigurar

      Tamper, with the purpose of deception.

          Related terms
          falsificar
          Spanish
          liar

          Speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths.

                liar
                Spanish
                amago

                (Football) a deceptive move made by a football player.

                      amago
                      Usage of fake in English
                      1
                      But making fact checking yet another industry may simply institutionalise fake news.
                      The South African
                      2
                      Police haven't said whether that number included any of the fake forms.
                      Radio NZ
                      3
                      The main issue at hand, right now, is rooting out fake news.
                      The South African
                      4
                      Public anxiety over cases of fake or toxic food often spreads quickly.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      Now, he's working to solve a much harder AI problem: fake news.
                      Wired
                      6
                      Internet companies have moved to tackle fake news as the elections approach.
                      Reuters
                      7
                      The genuine antique or fake was not on it; it was missing.
                      There was a King in Egypt
                      8
                      They closed it up and made this fake grave over the spot.
                      Frank Merriwell's Cruise
                      9
                      For instance, she didn't have any plans to stop fake-dating Luke yet.
                      Starstruck
                      10
                      It's been a particularly bruising week in the fight against fake news.
                      The South African
                      11
                      Russian state media, apparently coordinating with CyberBerkut, broadcast the fake results regardless.
                      Wired
                      12
                      Ngcobo's statement was also considered as spreading fake news on social media.
                      The South African
                      13
                      The French accent of a Greek waiter in a fake French restaurant.
                      Crossroads of Destiny
                      14
                      Research says you can actually deepen people's understanding of the fake information.
                      Radio NZ
                      15
                      But CVA is evidence that fake news isn't solely a Facebook problem.
                      Wired
                      16
                      Hopefully, this is more of that 'fake news' he mentions so often.
                      Independent.ie
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                      Fake through the time
                      Fake across language varieties
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      Australia
                      Common
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                      Common
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