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fakery

[fey-kuh-ree] / ˈfeɪ kə ri /






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Asked about the lengthy U.S. probes, Geng said the fakery was often obvious.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

But the story drew accusations of fakery, publicity-seeking and even tabloid newspaper claims that aliens had been in contact with locals.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

Celebrity gossip keeps a close eye on body fakery.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2025

District Judge John A. Mendez illustrates the tension between efforts to protect against AI-powered fakery that could sway elections and the strong safeguards in the Bill of Rights for political speech.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2024

They were brittle and peeling—smaller than I remembered, too—and looking at them now, as an almost adult, it struck me how blatant the fakery was.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

These fakeries were added to ‘correct’ film so it seemed more like we saw.”

From Forbes Jan. 11, 2013

It is by seeing the market clearly in its fakeries that he outwitted it to get so rich.

From The Guardian Sep. 28, 2010

In recent years he sold his own works for large sums, but the authorities still pursued him for past fakeries.

From Time Magazine Archive




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