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Fake News becomes the Word of the Year 2017
Collins Dictionary's officials named Fake News as Word of the Year 2017
The Collins Dictionary named Fake News as the World of the Year 2017 due to its widespread use around the world, on 2 November 2017. The term Fake news popularized by US President Donald Trump.
The Fake news takes over the term Brexit which was named as the definitive world in 2016 after the June 2016 referendum in favor of the UK’s exit from the EU.
UK-based lexicographer found that use of term fake news registered a 365% rise in the last one year.
The term Fake News is defined as false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting.
Either as a statement of fact or as an accusation, the term Fake news has been inescapable this year, contributing to the undermining of society's trust in news reporting.
