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title: "Falschmeldung: der, die or das? It’s die Falschmeldung | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Falschmeldung, “false report”. Accusative: die Falschmeldung; dative: der Falschmeldung. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/falschmeldung/
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# Falschmeldung: der, die or das?

die Falschmeldung

False report

feminin · feminine [Technology and media](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/technology-media/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Falschmeldung takes the article die (die Falschmeldung). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “false report” in English.

## Falschmeldung: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: False report
- **Topic**: Technology and media
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Falschmeldung in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Falschmeldung)
- [Falschmeldung in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Falschmeldung)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Falschmeldung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/#suffix-ung)

## Falschmeldung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Falschmeldung |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Falschmeldung |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Falschmeldung |

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