Definition of Hoax. Meaning of Hoax. Synonyms of Hoax

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Definition of Hoax

Hoax
Hoax Hoax, n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.] A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke. --Macaulay.
Hoax
Hoax Hoax, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.] To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively. --Lamb.

Meaning of Hoax from wikipedia

- A hoax is a widely publicized falsehood so fashioned as to invite reflexive, unthinking acceptance by the greatest number of people of the most varied...
- The Balloon Boy hoax occurred on October 15, 2009, when a homemade helium-filled gas balloon shaped to resemble a silver flying saucer was released into...
- all elements of the Apollo program and the ****ociated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the aid of other organizations. The most notable...
- Look up hoax in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hoax is deliberate false information. Hoax may also refer to: "The Hoax", (Italian : Una burla riuscita)...
- The "Momo Challenge" was a hoax and an internet urban legend.... that was rumoured to spread through social media and other outlets. It was reported that...
- true-crime podcasts. The first scripted film based on the hoax is the 2023 Lifetime's television film, Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini, with Jaime King...
- A death hoax is a deliberate report of someone's death that is later revealed to be untrue. In some cases, it might be because the person has intentionally...
- The Hoax is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, directed by Swedish filmmaker L****e Hallström. The screenplay by William Wheeler is...
- conservative and right-wing politicians and media personalities promoted the hoax in response to several school districts enacting protections for transgender...
- The Sokal affair, also called the Sokal hoax, was a demonstrative scholarly hoax performed by Alan Sokal, a physics professor at New York University and...