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  What it means

  Literally “journalistic duck.” Means a false news story, a hoax, or a fabricated report — “a canard,” “a press duck,” “fake news.”

  Vocabulary

  • kaczka — duck
  • dziennikarski — journalistic, press (adjective)

  Grammar note

  Feminine noun phrase, nominative. 'Dziennikarska' agrees with 'kaczka' in gender, number, and case.

  Cultural context

  The term 'canard' (duck) for a false news story exists in French and English too — the Polish 'kaczka dziennikarska' is a direct parallel, likely borrowed from French press culture.

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