canard (Meaning)
canard (n)
a deliberately misleading fabrication
canard (n.)
An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.
Synonyms & Antonyms of canard
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canard Sentence Examples
- The media often spreads unfounded canards about celebrities to attract attention.
- Despite evidence to the contrary, some people continue to believe in the canard of a flat Earth.
- Political opponents frequently resort to spreading canards to tarnish their rivals' reputations.
- The conspiracy theory claiming that the moon landing was faked is a well-known canard.
- Don't fall for the canard that all snakes are venomous; many are harmless.
- There's a canard that eating carrots improves eyesight, but it's largely exaggerated.
- One canard that persists is the belief that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
- In the world of finance, there's a common canard that investing in stocks is akin to gambling.
- Some people perpetuate the canard that vaccines cause autism, despite scientific evidence to the contrary.
- It's important to fact-check before accepting any canards as truth.
FAQs About the word canard
a deliberately misleading fabricationAn extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspape
whisper, story,tale,lie, dirt, prevarication, fabrication, libel, fairy tale, talk
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The media often spreads unfounded canards about celebrities to attract attention.
Despite evidence to the contrary, some people continue to believe in the canard of a flat Earth.
Political opponents frequently resort to spreading canards to tarnish their rivals' reputations.
The conspiracy theory claiming that the moon landing was faked is a well-known canard.
