canard

• Nom désignant une histoire ou une information fausse, inventée ou trompeuse, souvent répandue volontairement pour induire en erreur.

A noun referring to a deliberately misleading or false story, rumor, or fabrication.

1. False or misleading storyC1formal

   A deliberately fabricated or untrue report, often spread to deceive or mislead.

   canard (fausse nouvelle)

   • The rumor about the politician was a complete canard.
   • Many people believed the canard about the company's bankruptcy.
   • The journalist exposed the canard as a deliberate fabrication.

   Synonymesdisinformationfabricationfalsehoodhoaxliemythpropagandarumoruntruth

   Antonymesfactrealitytruthverity