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Fake News moodlet

Fake News is a moodlet with 3 versions; the strongest is Sad +1. It lasts 3 hours. Remove it with sims.remove_buff buff_Career_StyleInfluencer_FakeNews_Sad after testingcheats true.

Fake News is a base game moodlet in The Sims 4. It comes in 3 versions that make your Sim feel Sad, Embarrassed, or Angry.

Each version lasts for 3 hours, which is 180 Sim minutes. Every version adds a weight of 1 to its emotion.

  • Sad +1Emotion and weight (strongest version)
  • 3 hoursHow long it lasts (Sim time)
  • 3Versions in the game files
  • Base gamePack

Every version of Fake News

3 versions. Weight is how hard it pulls toward its emotion.
EmotionWeightLastsWhere it comes fromPack
Sad13 hoursBase game
Embarrassed13 hoursBase game
Angry13 hoursBase game

Cheat to remove Fake News

Type testingcheats true in the cheat console (Ctrl + Shift + C) first, then the line below. It removes this version from the Sim you control. See the other needs and mood cheats.

  • sims.remove_buff buff_Career_StyleInfluencer_FakeNews_Sad

Source and length of the Fake News moodlet

The game files do not list direct interactions that give the Fake News moodlet. No traits change how this moodlet works, and it carries no hidden multiplier effects.

When your Sim gets one of the 3 versions, the timer runs for 180 Sim minutes. The moodlet pulls your Sim toward Sad, Embarrassed, or Angry with a weight of 1. The emotion with the largest total weight becomes your Sim's overall mood.

How to remove the Fake News moodlet

You can wait 3 hours in Sim time for the moodlet timer to run out on its own. Since the weight is 1, stronger moodlets easily outweigh it while you wait.

You can also remove the Sad version right away with a cheat in Live mode. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac to open the cheat console. Type testingcheats true, then enter sims.remove_buff buff_Career_StyleInfluencer_FakeNews_Sad to clear that version from your active Sim.

Questions

What emotions does the Fake News moodlet give in The Sims 4?

It has 3 different versions. Depending on the version your Sim gets, it adds +1 to Sad, Embarrassed, or Angry.

How long does the Fake News moodlet last?

Every version of this moodlet lasts for 3 hours, or 180 minutes in Sim time.

Do I need an expansion pack to see the Fake News moodlet?

No, all 3 versions of the Fake News moodlet are in the base game.

How do I cheat away the Fake News moodlet?

Turn on testingcheats true in Live mode. Then enter sims.remove_buff buff_Career_StyleInfluencer_FakeNews_Sad into the cheat box to remove the Sad version.

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