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1. An e-mail chain containing defammatory or false information that is spread far and wide by partisan believers in an attempt to paint a negative image of the opposition. 2. The act of forwarding sensationalistic, untrue reports without checking their veracity. 3. How lies go viral on the Internet. 4. A modern-day illustration of Mark Twain's adage: "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
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