Fake

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Fake may refer to:

  • Deception, an act or a statement intended to deceive
    • Charlatan, a person who practices deception to obtain money or other advantages
    • Counterfeit, a reproduction of an item, intended to deceive
    • Cover-up, an attempt to conceal wrongdoing, error, or other embarrassing information
    • Decoy, a person, device, or event meant as a distraction
    • Fake news, a form of news consisting of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media or online social media.
    • False (disambiguation)
    • Falsity, the deceitfulness of one party culminating in damage to another party
    • Feint, a maneuver designed to distract or mislead, often in fencing or military tactics
    • Forgery, the falsification of a legal instrument with the intent to defraud
    • Fraud, or sham, an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual
    • Hoax, a falsehood deliberately crafted to deceive
    • Illusion, a distortion of the senses, which can reveal how the human brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation.
    • Replica, a reproduction of an item, not necessarily intended to deceive

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Places[edit]

  • Fake, Nigeria, a village 90 miles from Katagum

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