fakeclaim

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verb

To call out (a person) on social media for allegedly faking a disorder.

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Meanings

verbfakeclaim (third-person singular simple present fakeclaims, present participle fakeclaiming, simple past and past participle fakeclaimed)

present singular third person fakeclaims · participle present fakeclaiming · participle past fakeclaimed · past fakeclaimed

  1. InternetneologismtransitiveTo call out (a person) on social media for allegedly faking a disorder.

    People are quick to respond to these videos, turning to Reddit and YouTube to “fakeclaim” – call out – those that they believe are faking disorders online.

    2022, Natalie Foos, “Faking Health Disorders Online”, in Parent Zone, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2022
    1 more example

    I am constantly scared to text my friends while I front because a lot people were telling me that fictives especially from dsmp/genshin aren't valid. That makes me genuinely sad, I am afraid to receive any form of hate from my friends or even get fakeclaimed. :(

    2022 June 23, lm2t, “Fictives Get So Much Hate”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022

Origin

From fake + claim.

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APA

fakeclaim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakeclaim

MLA

“fakeclaim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakeclaim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fakeclaim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fakeclaim.

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