hoax
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Hoax threats against flights heading for other countries also lead to international agencies getting involved.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
There, he called Carroll's rape claim a "Hoax and a lie" for promoting her memoir, and maintained that she was "not my type!"
From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023
Hoax calls to law enforcement have also been weaponized against tech executives and journalists.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Locke never apologized for what later became known as the Great Moon Hoax, although he admitted in an 1840 letter published in the New World newspaper that it was meant as satire.
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2022
The episode that became known as Hillari’s Hoax took place in her sophomore year, when she tried out for cheer- leading.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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