Haven’t paid your rent? Not handed in your assignment? Don’t want to pay off your student loan?
Don’t worry. From now on, you can apparently just blame everything and anything that you don’t agree with or want to do on “fake news” ― the term that’s fast becoming the most convenient get-out of 2017.
If it’s good enough for President-elect Donald Trump, who inaccurately used the phrase to blast CNN during his press conference on Wednesday, then it’s good enough for these Twitter users who’ve been detailing the awkward situations they’ll be able to escape from by simply uttering those two magical words.
Just don’t let “Late Night” host Seth Meyers hear you saying it. He wants the phrase retired yesterday.
Professor: Answer the question
— Paul Daddy Watson (@PaulDaddyWatson) January 11, 2017
Me: No, you are fake news
That's going to be my response to everything now. 😂
teacher: wheres ur homework
— ㅤㅤ (@scarypotato69) January 12, 2017
me:
(•_•)
<) )╯ YOU
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( (> ARE
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(•_•)
<) )> FAKE NEWS!
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You: "Rachel, your skirt is tucked into your tights"
— Rachel, from school (@rachlack) January 11, 2017
Me: "FAKE NEWS"
student loans: you have a payment due soon
— CHINIDAD JAMES (@thecalebchin) January 13, 2017
me: that's fake news
student loans: you literally owe us so much money
me: F-A-K-E N-E-W-S
friend: I heard you're happy!
— Leah Tiscione (@LeahTiscione) January 11, 2017
me: fake news
"Remember when you used to talk to-"
— Taylor Allard (@yourlru) January 12, 2017
Me: that is fake news.
When coach says your splits are slow just yell FAKE NEWS and then it'll be ok
— Kyle Merber (@TheRealMerb) January 12, 2017
WIFE: hey babe, did you take out the recycling?
— Timmy™ (@TheTimmyToes) January 11, 2017
ME: "YOU ARE FAKE NEWS"
landlord: your rent is late!
— Myles E. Johnson (@hausmuva) January 12, 2017
me: this is fake news.
Professor: You failed your midterm
— lefty loony liar (@relhazy) January 11, 2017
Me: That's fake news
Prof: You didn't even answer half the questions
Me: YOU are fake news
"Your student loan repayment is overdue."
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 12, 2017
Me: #FakeNews
anyone: *breathes*
— ChampagnePetty (@__Dutch) January 11, 2017
me: FAKE NEWS
Doctor: you have cancer
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) January 12, 2017
Person: this is fake news
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