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18:56 Nov 19, 2019
English to Malay translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Anthropology, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: fake news
Definition from Oxford:
n. News that conveys or incorporates false, fabricated, or deliberately misleading information, or that is characterized as or accused of doing so.

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5 +1berita palsu
yam2u
4 +1berita palsu
Beng Suan Toh


  

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berita palsu


Definition from Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu (Malay Wikipedia:
Berita palsu merupakan sejenis kewartawanan kuning atau propaganda yang terdiri daripada penyebaran maklumat salah atau olok-olok secara sengaja melalui media akhbar tradisional, media penyiaran mahupun media sosial dalam talian.

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  • Namun dalam kecanggihan sistem komunikasi moden, kita mengalami masalah baharu yang serius, iaitu penyebaran maklumat tidak tepat dan penularan berita palsu. - Berita Harian Online  
  • Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia (KKMM) akan mengadakan pertemuan dengan pihak pengurusan portal berita untuk mewujudkan sistem “fact checker” bagi menentukan kesahihan sumber berita sebagai langkah mengekang penyebaran berita palsu. - Free Malaysia Today  
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berita palsu


Definition from own experience or research:
Berita palsu ialah berita yang menyampaikan atau menggabungkan maklumat yang palsu, direka, atau sengaja mengelirukan, atau yang disifatkan sebagai atau dituduh sedemikian.

Example sentence(s):
  • Berita Palsu Masih Membelenggui Rakyat Malaysia - Bernama  
  • Secara umum, usaha Malaysia menyekat berita palsu sangat dialu-alukan, tetapi secara praktikal, agak sukar untuk mengawal media sosial yang menjadi medium penyebaran berita terpantas. - Berita Harian  
  • Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) hari ini akan mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap mana-mana individu yang menyebarkan berita palsu khususnya berkenaan dengan kes pencemaran sisa kimia di Sungai Kim Kim, Pasir Gudang baru-baru ini. - Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Co  
Beng Suan Toh
Malaysia
Local time: 17:04
Native speaker of: English

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