What is the meaning of fabrications as it is used in paragraph 12? Use context clues provided in the paragraph to determine the meaning of the word. Write your definition of “fabrications,” and explain how you figured out its meaning. Then check a print or an online dictionary to confirm the meaning. paragraph 12
Chang-bo’s job was to report business stories. He toured collective farms,
shops, and factories with a notebook and tape recorder, interviewing the
managers. Back in the newsroom, he would write his stories in fountain pen
(there were no typewriters) about how well the economy was doing. He
always put a positive spin on the facts, although he tried to keep them at least
plausible. By the time they were edited by his superiors in Pyongyang,
however, any glimmer of the truth was gone. Chang-bo knew better than
anyone that the supposed triumphs of the North Korean economy were
fabrications. He had good reason to scoff at the report about the rubber
boots