📰canard

noun
/kəˈnɑːrd/

Meaning

a false or unfounded story or rumor

Example Sentences

The article turned out to be nothing more than a canard.

Synonyms

rumor, hoax, fabrication, falsehood, lie

Antonyms

truth, fact, reality

Collocations

spread a canard, political canard, false canard

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