Breakdown of Il fatto che la bufala circola online è innegabile.
essere
to be
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
il fatto
the fact
online
online, on the internet
la bufala
the hoax
circolare
to circulate
innegabile
undeniable
Questions & Answers about Il fatto che la bufala circola online è innegabile.
Why is the indicative verb circola used here after il fatto che instead of the subjunctive?
How would the verb change if the sentence were 'The fact that the hoax circulates online is annoying'?
You would need to use the subjunctive form circoli instead of the indicative circola. When il fatto che is followed by a subjective evaluation or emotional reaction (like finding something annoying), it triggers the subjunctive because you are focusing on your feeling about the event rather than just coldly asserting its existence.
Does bufala really mean hoax? I thought it meant buffalo.
Yes, while bufala literally means water buffalo (as in mozzarella di bufala), in modern Italian it is the standard colloquial word for a hoax, fake news, or an urban legend. It likely comes from an old regional expression about leading a gullible person by the nose like a buffalo.
Is the English loanword online considered an adjective or an adverb in this sentence?
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