hoax

Example Sentences

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Jones repeatedly claimed the family members were paid actors, taking part in a hoax to bolster support for repealing the Second Amendment.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

You can watch the show as straight narrative, forgetting the hoax and regarding Anthony, who is as much a spectator as a participant, as just another character.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Fact-checking website Snopes at the time suggested the story was "far more hype or hoax than reality".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

“Preliminary test results determined that these were not hoax devices or smoke bombs,” Tisch said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Meanwhile the nereid swam from the lap of Ocean laden with four sealskins, new flaved for the hoax she thought of playing on her father.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer