hoax
berita palsu
definition
verb
I now have reason to believe that in unraveling a hoax I was hoaxed myself.
deceive with a hoax.
noun
they recognized the plan as a hoax
a humorous or malicious deception.
translation of 'hoax'
verb
memperdaya,
memperdayakan,
mempermainkan,
menipu,
membohongi
noun
kenakalan,
lelucon,
olokan,
cerita bohong
example
A suspicious device discovered outside the home of a prison officer turned out to be an elaborate 'hoax' .
These 'hoax' messages promise free products if the message is forwarded to a certain number of people.
A 'hoax' bomb, consisting of a plastic bag with wires and batteries taped to it, was found inside the concert hall on the same day.
a 'hoax' 999 call
I know that Ern Malley was not a real person, but a personality invented in order to 'hoax' me.
The police say they are following a definite line of inquiry into the 'hoax' call and hope to bring the culprit to justice shortly.
Of course, with the aid of mirrors, it was all an elaborate 'hoax' with a master hidden inside making the moves.
the evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate 'hoax'
he was accused of making 'hoax' calls
To be more precise, it began with a 'hoax' newspaper story in Chicago.
But no accident was discovered and police are treating the incident as a malicious 'hoax' call.
they recognized the plan as a 'hoax'
As I speculated before, it could be that he is the victim of an elaborate 'hoax' .
It leads with a report that two ambulance crew have been suspended after claims they made a 'hoax' emergency call to colleagues.
A funeral urn full of ashes left in a Salford cab may have been part of an elaborate 'hoax' by Irish pranksters.
The image rotation and the dark gray line that cuts across both images and plain black background are a clear indication of tampering, an obvious clue left by the 'hoaxer' as a hint that there is something wrong with the overall image.
In future more 'hoaxers' will find themselves in court or else having their mobiles and land-lines disconnected as a punishment for wasting police time.
These people are cheats, fraudsters, charlatans and 'hoaxers' .
A few years ago, of course, Frances, one of the girls, admitted that they had 'hoaxed' everybody.
No amount of fossil data will induce them to admit they are 'hoaxing' their readers.
The Home Office confirmed extra measures could be added to the Emergency Anti-Terrorism Bill to increase penalties for 'hoaxers' .
There were histories of strange animals, most of which had since been identified and in a few cases turned out to be outright 'hoaxes' or jokes.
Many companies are plagued by urban legends, scams, and 'hoaxes' delivered by e-mail.
As a rule I don't do anything about pleas such as this because I have been 'hoaxed' in the past, but in this case I made an exception and forwarded the email to my address book list.
James also investigated the case and found that Tina was 'hoaxing' her adoptive parents and using the media attention to assist her quest to find her biological parents.
I now have reason to believe that in unraveling a hoax I was 'hoaxed' myself.
When I ask if he has ever run into any of the celebrities he has 'hoaxed' , his initial response is to deconstruct the question.
In fact, in 1999 he published a revised edition of the book which argued that not only was her work unreliable due to bad research, but that the poor woman had actually been 'hoaxed' by a number of the islanders she spent time with.
Whether malicious or good willed, what all 'hoaxes' seem to have in common is an element of gaining power over somebody.
It's just too cruel, they say - like 'hoaxing' someone into believing they've won the lottery.
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