Reddit news
Definition
A colloquial term for news stories, current events, and viral discussions aggregated and debated on the social platform Reddit, often featuring user upvotes, downvotes, and a mix of credible sources with wild speculation.
Content from Reddit's news-focused subreddits (e.g., r/news, r/worldnews), characterized by crowdsourced curation, rapid fact-checking (or debunking), and an endless supply of snarky commentary.
Examples
I ditched cable news for Reddit news, and now my feed is 50% headlines, 50% 'this is fine' dog memes.
After one Reddit news thread, I went from casually informed to convinced Bigfoot runs the Federal Reserve.
Grandpa's morning routine: coffee, newspaper, then Reddit news – where he argues with 14-year-olds about quantum physics.
Reddit news broke the story before CNN could find their teleprompter; turns out, the hive mind moves faster than a caffeinated intern.