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   Fake

   /fāk/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not genuine; counterfeit: "fake designer clothing" Similar forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessinformal:phoneypirateknockoffrip-offdupecounterfeitforgedfraudulentshamimitationfalsebogusspuriouspseudoworthlessinvalidinformal:phoneydudimitationartificialsyntheticsimulatedreproductionreplicaersatzplasticman-madedummyfalsemockshambogusso-calledinformal:pretendphoneyfakeypseudoOpposite genuinegenuine
   • ▪ (of a person) claiming to be something that one is not: "a fake doctor" Similar charlatanquackmountebankshamfraudhumbugimpostorpretendermasqueraderhoodwinkerhoaxercheatcheaterdeceiverdissemblertricksterconfidence tricksterfraudsterinformal:phoneycon mancon artistdated:confidence man

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham: "the painting was a fake" Similar forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessinformal:phoneypirateknockoffrip-offdupe
   • ▪ a person who appears or claims to be something that they are not: "I felt sure that some of the nuns were fakes" Similar charlatanquackmountebankshamfraudhumbugimpostorpretendermasqueraderhoodwinkerhoaxercheatcheaterdeceiverdissemblertricksterconfidence tricksterfraudsterinformal:phoneycon mancon artistdated:confidence man

   verb

   • 1. forge or counterfeit (something): "the woman faked her spouse's signature" Similar forgecounterfeitfalsifyshamfeignmock upcopyreproducereplicatedoctoraltertamper withtinker withinformal:piratefiddle (with)
   • ▪ pretend to feel or suffer from (an emotion or illness): "he had begun to fake a bad stomachache" Similar feignedfakedput-onassumedimprovisedinventedaffectedpseudoinsincereunconvincingartificialimitationmockshaminformal:phoneyfakeypseudpretendcodfeignpretendsimulateshamput onmake-believeaffectgive the appearance ofmake a show ofmake a pretense ofgo through the motions ofOpposite authentic
   • ▪ make (an event) appear to happen: "he faked his own death" Similar feignpretendsimulateshamput onmake-believeaffectgive the appearance ofmake a show ofmake a pretense ofgo through the motions of
   • ▪ improvise: "he fakes the melody line of a standard tune"

   Word Origin late 18th century (originally slang): origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’. Compare with fig2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fakery noun

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   What does fake mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FAKE meaning: 1. not real, but made to look or seem real: 2. a copy of something that is intended to look real…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a product is fake?

   • Something that is intended to be mistaken for something else, or that is not really what it purports to be; a spurious imitation, a counterfeit. The result of this; an adulterated condition or product. Also: an adulterating substance. Something that is false.

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   What is a fake person?

   • One who, or that which, simulates, or puts on a false appearance ( of something). A simulator, feigner. A person who disguises or conceals the truth; a misrepresenter of facts or intentions; a dissembler. Cf. colour, v. II.6. Obsolete. One who imitates (a person or an action) with intent to deceive; a pretender, dissembler. A deceiver, an impostor.

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   What does old fake mean?

   • In early use also occasionally simply: a criminal (see e.g. quots. 1855, 1885 ). The next person who addressed the meeting was described as an ‘Old fake ’. He had been, he said, ‘a thief from his earliest childhood’.

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   a fake-fur jacket; imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real: She would never wear imitation pearls. Patterns. artificial/ synthetic/ man-made fabrics/ fibres/ materials/ products; artificial/ synthetic/ fake/ imitation fur/ leather; artificial/ synthetic/ false/ fake/ imitation diamonds/ pearls

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   FAKE meaning: 1. not real, but made to look or seem real: 2. a copy of something that is intended to look real…. Learn more.

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   Fake definition: prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent). See examples of FAKE used in a sentence.

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   Oct 19, 2019 · 1.a. In earliest use: an activity or action, typically one characterized by dishonesty or deception. Later (from the mid to late 19th century) usually more specifically: a stratagem, a trick, a dodge; a method of swindling, a con; an act of tampering with or falsifying something. With..the fogle-hunters doing.

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   fake (sometimes disapproving) made to look like something else; not genuine: a fake designer watch a fake beard a fake-fur jacket; man-made made by people; not natural: man-made fibers such as nylon a man-made lake; false (somewhat formal) not natural; not genuine, but made to look real to cheat people: false teeth/eyelashes a suitcase with a ...

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10. researchguides.uoregon.edu › fakenews › issuesFake News and Information Literacy - University of Oregon

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    Sep 8, 2023 · The fake news universe is vast and ephemeral, and to some extent its dimensions are unknowable. The MediaMatters.org research team spent hundreds of hours trying to map out as much of it as possible. Below is what was learned and how they come to define many of the moving parts that create an ecosystem for fake news to spread and thrive.