hoax
noun
something intended to deceive or defraud.
hoaxer
-
a word derived from
hoax.
Example Sentences
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The paper says an international hunt is under way for the hoaxer responsible for the security breach during which Burnham thought he was sending messages to Susie Wiles "before becoming suspicious the contact was illegitimate".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Lévy, at the time, was contrite and complimented the hoaxer for his ruse.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
But Paisley sang “Amazing Grace” on the phone to the nonexistent child, which formed the basis for the “theft of services” charges that sent the hoaxer to jail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The government has launched a security probe into how a hoaxer posing as Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was put through on a video call to Wallace on Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Phineas Gage's mother said her son exhibited himself here at P. T. Barnum's American Museum on Broadway in New York City Barnum was the gaudiest showman and greatest hoaxer of his age.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
