as in counterfeit
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
the skeleton of the purported ancient hominid turned out to be a hoax
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as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
a skilled forger who hoaxed the art world into believing that the paintings were long-lost Vermeers
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Recent Examples of hoax
Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Within a year, the story was downgraded to a hoax and Unger was both out of a job at Newsweek and being sued for $10 million.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2023
Related:Teen jailed after bomb threat hoax AirDropped to American Airlines passengers in El Paso The passenger was traveling with a companion and both were unharmed, though their clothes were soiled with food and wine.
—Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The Governor mentioned that President Trump has called climate change a hoax.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Within a year, the story was downgraded to a hoax and Unger was both out of a job at Newsweek and being sued for $10 million.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
Advertisement How aspiring Indian entrepreneurs and students were hoaxed in the quest for funding The World Startup Convention was originally scheduled for Jan. 14-16., before it was postponed to March 24-26.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2023
Related:Teen jailed after bomb threat hoax AirDropped to American Airlines passengers in El Paso The passenger was traveling with a companion and both were unharmed, though their clothes were soiled with food and wine.
—Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoax
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Project Zero, on the other hand, allows brands to directly remove counterfeits of their product from Amazon stores.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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The potential for counterfeits on Amazon has created friction with some brands.Annie Palmer,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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The tools take advantage of Generative adversarial networks, which, in essence, try to trick the AI algorithm with incorrect (i.e., adversarial) data.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The stunning corruption scheme finally came to an end in September 2013, when authorities tricked his NCIS mole into thinking the most serious investigations had been closed and then invited Francis to San Diego for a meeting with Navy officials.Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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After a play-action fake, Jared Goff rolled out right and found Sam LaPorta for a 20-yard touchdown.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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These worries extend beyond potential deep fakes and foreign intervention, which have dominated recent news coverage.Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vought said that independent agencies and unelected bureaucrats and experts wield far too much power while the traditional legislative process is a sham.Molly Redden, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2024
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The set also comes in a matching duvet cover and shams.Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max.David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Their charges include fraud, money laundering and forgery.Benjamin VanHoose, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Specifically, the couple faces 286 charges at the state level, including felony charges of abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering, and forgery, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Aug. 2024
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Romney had been one of Trump’s most strident critics in the 2016 election, calling him a phony and a fraud.Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
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The comment was Vance's response after Beshear had previously called him a phony and not a Kentuckian and implied heavily that nepotism was the only reason Beshear is governor.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2024
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“Hoax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoax. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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