deceive

How could something that looks so good and feels genuinely inspiring just by being in its proximity be deceiving?

The case was deciding on whether Skat was deceived into paying the tax refunds, as it had claimed.

Carr had suggested on the podcast “The Benny Show” that there was a “concerted effort” from some broadcasters to deceive the public about the motive behind Kirk’s killing.

"They deceived us; we'd never have left him with them if we knew they weren't licensed."

The tank in question appears to be a plywood decoy used by the Ukrainian forces to deceive the Russians.