Related Words for hoax

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fraud
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Noun
scam
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Noun
prank
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Noun
fake
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Noun
bogus
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Adjective
conspiracy
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Noun
ruse
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Noun
farce
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Noun
fraudulent
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Adjective
joke
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Noun
disinformation
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Noun
forgery
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Noun
deception
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Noun
stunt
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Noun
myth
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Noun
propaganda
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Noun
phony
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Noun
swindle
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Noun
spoof
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Noun
debunked
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Verb
ploy
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Noun
imposture
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Noun
doomsday
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Noun
atrocity
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Noun
misrepresentation
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Noun
charade
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Noun
duped
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Verb
falsehood
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Noun
sham
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Noun
scandal
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Noun
bigfoot
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Name
nonsense
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Noun
fiasco
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Noun
pseudoscience
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Noun
parody
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Noun
baloney
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Noun
blunder
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Noun
rumor
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Noun
fictitious
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Adjective
false
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Adjective
misinformation
xxx/x
Noun
catastrophe
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Noun
phoney
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Noun
charlatan
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Noun
imposter
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Noun
allegation
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Noun
hysteria
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Noun
miracle
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Noun
accusation
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Noun
deceive
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Verb
trick
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Noun
mislead
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Verb
make a fool of
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Phrase, Verb
hose
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Noun
cheat
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Noun
delude
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Verb
juggle
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Verb
suppose
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Verb
lead on
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Phrase, Verb
shuck
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Noun
fool
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Noun
beguile
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Verb
distort
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Verb
counterfeit
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Noun
betray
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Verb
pigeon
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Noun
quiz
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Noun
abuse
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Noun
have
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Verb
nail
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Noun
cram
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Noun
banter
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Noun
jive
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Noun, Verb
give the lie to
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Phrase, Verb
play with
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Phrase, Verb
take for a ride
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Phrase, Verb
jerk off
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Phrase, Verb, Noun
discredit
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Noun
noodle
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Noun
dissemble
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Verb
dodge
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Noun
overreach
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Noun
poison
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Noun
gaff
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Noun
calumny
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Noun
mischief
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Noun
gaslight
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Noun
baffle
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Noun
truck
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Noun
throw
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Verb
obfuscate
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Verb
malign
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Adjective
catch
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Noun
fleece
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Noun
mask
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Noun
fudge
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Noun
decoy
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Noun
blaspheme
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Verb
pass off
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Phrase, Verb
menace
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Noun
belie
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Verb
disguise
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Noun
blackmail
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Noun
fickle
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Adjective
front
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Noun
gammon
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Noun
mistake
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Noun
troll
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Noun
perpetrating
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Verb
incest
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Adjective
cruel
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Adjective
victim
/x
Noun
blasts
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Noun
concocted
x/x
Verb
foisted
/x
Verb
unmasked
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Verb
gigantic
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Adjective
moon
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Adjective
elaborate
x/x
Adjective
delusion
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Noun
colossal
x/x
Adjective
great
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Noun
suspecting
x/x
Verb
monstrous
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Adjective
clever
/x
Adjective
perpetuated
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Verb
infamous
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Adjective
lie
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Noun
deliberate
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Adjective
journalistic
xx/x
Adjective
canard
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Noun
con
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Noun, Verb
deceit
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Noun
gag
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Noun, Verb
humbug
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Noun, Verb
kidding
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Noun
lark
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Noun, Verb
miscalculation
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Noun
mockery
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Noun
overstatement
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Noun
plot
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Noun, Verb
puzzle
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Noun, Verb
seduction
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Noun
setup
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Noun, Verb
sting
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Noun, Verb
treachery
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Noun
trickery
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Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
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Verb, Noun
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
save
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Verb, Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb