The Word of the Year for 2016 is 'Fake News'

These are not alternative facts.

Macquarie Dictionary has officially named “Fake News” as the word of the year for 2016.

Mashable wrote about how the committee came to their decision saying, “Susan Butler, editor of Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary, told Mashable the committee looks at two main concerns when choosing the word of the year: A clever coinage, something that involves a bit of word play, and also a word that’s socially significant.” 

Let’s hope that the entirety of 2016 was fake news and that we can wipe it from our memories.