Zeitungsente
dieNounhoax, fake news
English translations
- 01
hoax
- 02
fake news
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Falschmeldung in einer Zeitung oder anderen Nachrichtenmedium.
- English meaning
- Newspaper hoax
- Synonym
- Falschmeldung, Falschnachricht
- German example
- Die Meldung über die angebliche Entdeckung war eine Zeitungsente.
- English example
- The report about the alleged discovery was a newspaper hoax.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Zeitungsente
- Plural Form
- die Zeitungsenten
Example sentences with “Zeitungsente”
Das war nur eine Zeitungsente. (That was just a hoax.)
Frequently asked questions
Why 'Ente'?
It is an idiom. 'Ente' means duck, but here it means a false report.