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fake

[feyk] / feɪk /






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Of those 1,200 schools, there are less than 60 that are actually very selective, and yet almost all 1,200 fake that what’s great about them is how many people they can reject and exclude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

South Africa's government has condemned the circulation of what it called "fake videos and images" that have been described by some as recordings of attacks on foreign nationals in the country.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

If an appeals court in July bars the 57-year-old from public office over an alleged fake jobs scam in European Parliament, Bardella, 30, is expected to run in her place.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

That’s right: They built a fake Arc de Triomphe, decades before the real one.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

But something about the whole exchange struck him as weird and fake, like in a soft-drink commercial, where people took one sip and were suddenly dancing and singing and hugging total strangers.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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