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Lotte zeigt ihrer Tante auf dem Handy, dass der Beitrag eine Falschmeldung ist. Lotte shows her aunt on her phone that the post is a false report.

noun · B2

die Falschmeldung

[ˈfalʃˌmɛldʊŋ]

false report, fake news

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Grammar

Plural
die Falschmeldungen In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ung are usually feminine: die Falschmeldung. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Falschmeldung die Falschmeldungen
Eine Falschmeldung erkenne ich oft schon an der Überschrift. I can often spot a false report from its headline alone.
Accusative wen? was? die Falschmeldung die Falschmeldungen
Dative wem? der Falschmeldung den Falschmeldungen
Genitive wessen? der Falschmeldung der Falschmeldungen

How the Word Is Built

Falsch root meld root ung suffix

-ung
a noun from a verb, always feminine: wohnen → die Wohnung (flat), rechnen → die Rechnung (bill).

A compound: falsch + die Meldung

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Lotte checks the facts

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