charlatan
Example Sentences
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Misinformation and conspiracy theories spread like a virus through social media, encouraging polarization and promoting political charlatans.
From Seattle Times
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry later issued a statement calling Paludan an “Islam-hating charlatan” and deploring the fact that he was allowed to stage the demonstration.
From Washington Times
To accept a brazen charlatan such as Santos as a colleague is to mock the hallowed place they love to call the “People’s House.”
From Washington Post
This is a battle for control among con artists, charlatans, social media celebrities and mobsters.
From Salon
Santos’s best hope is that the badly divided House Republicans will be more interested in salvaging their slender majority, or pursuing internal quarrels, than purging their ranks of an apparent charlatan.
From Washington Post
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