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N1N2Vocabulary
フェイクニュース
フェイクニュース
fake news
Note
A common topic word in JLPT tests. Be ready to encounter it in listening, reading, and grammar sections. This is a loanword (外来語). Knowing the English/foreign origin can help you remember the meaning. N1 vocabulary — this word appears in formal writing and news articles.
Questions that use this word
N2 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N2N2 読解
検証されていない情報や意図的に歪められた「フェイクニュース」が拡散しやすい環境が整ってしまったのである。
Answer: 検証されていない情報が拡散しやすくなったこと
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