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