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hoax

[hohks] / hoʊks /


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It also found that he defamed her last year when he went on his Truth Social website and called her case a “complete con job” and “a Hoax and a lie.”

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The jury also found Mr Trump liable for defamation for calling the writer's accusations "a Hoax and a lie".

From BBC • May 9, 2023

There, he called Carroll's rape claim a "Hoax and a lie" for promoting her memoir, and maintained that she was "not my type!"

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

Alt News and SM Hoax Slayer, two Indian fact-checking and social media advocacy groups, said they tried to alert Twitter through emails about Chavhanke’s post trolling the interfaith wedding.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2023

The episode that became known as Hillari’s Hoax took place in her sophomore year, when she tried out for cheer- leading.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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