Rampant

When something is rampant, it is terrible and getting uncontrollably worse. As I write this in 2017, fake news is rampant on social media.

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Word of the Day: Rampant

If you read American news or participate in social media, then you know that fake news is rampant.

Yes, fake news is everywhere today, and there seems to be no way to avoid it.

President Trump is continuously talking about fake news, and so is Facebook and every media organization in North America.


When something is rampant, it is terrible and getting uncontrollably worse.


We all have to be aware of what we read and take it with a grain of salt to prevent ourselves from being fooled by this rampant fake news.


This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 62.

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