hoax
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Peter Kay has rescheduled his Birmingham arena show after it was called off mid performance due to an alleged bomb hoax.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Next to the “fine people” hoax, only one thing has struck me as more completely cynical, to the point where I almost couldn’t believe what I was watching in real time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The documents describe an elaborate hoax in which the defendants allegedly created fake companies and fraudulent email accounts and driver’s licenses to help fool lenders into loaning them huge sums of money.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Further sowing online confusion were claims that the entire Artemis II mission was a hoax powered by artificial intelligence tools.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
I walked back toward the honey house, feeling ashamed that August had seen through my hoax but relieved, too, that she wasn’t planning on calling the police or sending me back—yet.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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