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fake

[feyk] / feɪk /






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“It smells of melancholy and what-the-hell-just-happened,” the fake ad states.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The BBC has seen the police tapes for the first time, showing Alex concocting a fake story about his mother and grandfather's whereabouts.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

They suggest this may represent a medieval form of "fake news," or perhaps an exaggerated story intended to frighten people with warnings of divine punishment.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

It’s hard to imagine his administration being competent enough to fake such actions without at least one conspiracist letting the secret out, even by drunkenly bragging about it to a would-be mistress.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

I want to laugh, to even fake laugh, but it’s suddenly not funny for me.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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