iroyin ẹlẹjẹ

Yoruba

Etymology

From ìròyìn (“news”) +‎ ẹlẹ́jẹ̀ (“that which has blood”), literally “bloody news”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɾò.jĩ̀ ɛ̄.lɛ́.d͡ʒɛ̀/

Noun

ìròyìn ẹlẹ́jẹ̀

1. fake news (news stories with false or misleading information, deliberately created to disinform).

   Synonyms: ìròyìn èké, ìròyìn aṣinilọ́nà