hoax
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
to dupe; to play a trick on; to deceivePart of speech:
VerbExample sentences with this word:
Mention of the press's glee at the humiliation of the investigators behind this summer's high-profile surveillance project Operation Blackbird, who were fooled by an obvious hoax, brings out Tarr's own nascent conspiracy theory.
They hoaxed the BBC on the anniversary of the Bhopal disaster - and were condemned around the world.
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