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    hoax
    /həʊks/

    noun

    • 1. a humorous or malicious deception: "the evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax"

    verb

    • 1. trick or deceive (someone).

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOAX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HOAX definition: 1. a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is…. Learn more.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HoaxHoax - Wikipedia

    A hoax news report conveys a half-truth used deliberately to mislead the public. [21] Hoax may serve the goal of propaganda or disinformation – using social media to drive web traffic and amplify their effect. [22] [23] [24] Unlike news satire, fake news websites seek to mislead, rather than entertain, readers for financial or ...

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hoaxHoax Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HOAX is to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous. How to use hoax in a sentence.

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › hoaxHoax | Identifying & Debunking Misinformation | Britannica

    Hoax, a falsehood generally intended to fool and to entertain. A hoax is often a parody of some occurrence or a play upon topics that are newsworthy. Media hoaxes are among the most common type. Recorded cases of hoaxes can be found from at least the 1600s, when the nature of information dispersal.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOAX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HOAX meaning: 1. a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is…. Learn more.

  7. theconversation.com › misinformation-disinformation-andMisinformation, disinformation and hoaxes: What’s the difference?

    Undoubtedly, not all of the fallout from the Mizzou protests was the direct result of disinformation and hoaxes. But the disruptions were factors in big changes in student numbers. In the two ...

  8. nordvpn.com › blog › what-is-a-hoaxWhat is a hoax in the digital age? - NordVPN

    A hoax is a message that deceives people into thinking that something is true when it isn’t. It could be a fake message telling you that your device is infected with malware and the only way to remove it is to send it to your friends, click a link, or download some sort of software.

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