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Meanings of hoax in English

Portuguese
fraude
Catalan
jugada
Spanish
camelo

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.

        fraude
        Portuguese
        ludibriar

        Subject to a playful hoax or joke.

              ludibriar
              Usage of hoax in English
              1
              However, Rantic itself could be a hoax, according to various media reports.
              Reuters
              2
              Particularly after a wave of hoax bomb threats against lycées last month.
              The Guardian
              3
              Latest WhatsApp hoax message: Can it hack my phone in 10 seconds?
              The South African
              4
              He has called the reports a hoax and casts doubt on them.
              Reuters
              5
              I don't think it's a hoax, I think there's probably a difference.
              News.com.au
              6
              But no-one checked if it was actually true or an embarrassing hoax.
              Radio NZ
              7
              Also tells about other attempts to produce man-made diamonds, including one hoax.
              The new yorker
              8
              Trump has long signaled his belief that global warming is a hoax.
              Reuters
              9
              One independent expert even questioned whether the claim could be a hoax.
              News.com.au
              10
              But Phoenix later said the hoax actually helped his acting career immensely.
              News.com.au
              11
              I also want you to know, this illness is not a hoax.
              News.com.au
              12
              British army bomb experts examined the device before declaring it a hoax.
              The Irish Times
              13
              By contrast, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has called global warming a hoax.
              Reuters
              14
              The Republican president has denied any wrongdoing, calling the inquiry a hoax.
              Reuters
              15
              Most incidents involve hoax devices but one real bomb has been discovered.
              The Irish Times
              16
              Obama had been poised to sign away American sovereignty for that hoax.
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