There have been numerous hoaxes claiming Queen Elizabeth is dead. (3:21 – 4:30)
répandre / diffuser = to spread
un faux compte = a fake account
s’avérer être (une erreur) = to prove to be (a error)
attraper une maladie = to get / contract a disease / illness / sickness
la santé = the health
mourir = to pass away
une censure des médias = media blackout
On affirma qu’elle …… = She was claimed to …
prétendre / affirmer = to sate / to claim
BBC News: TV kidney competition was a hoax
Read the following article and answer the questions: When / What / Who / Why? / positive and negative reactions
True or Fake?
