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[spoof] / spuf /


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His "spoof" contender was making him "look rather silly", Queen Mary University of London politics professor Stijn van Kessel told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Contact details, such as the website, listed on the checker should be used rather than any links seen on social media which could lead you to a spoof site.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

With a healthy dose of RuPaul’s signature wit and enough drag queen-friendly lighting to combat Hollywood’s run of dimly lit features, the team revives the disaster spoof with stylish aplomb.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

If Broadway has scraped the barrel-bottom of A-list movies to adapt, at least it can mock them: “Titanique” is a frisky and funny spoof of the James Cameron juggernaut about that big ship that sank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

It was possible for hackers to use modded visors to spoof their retinal patterns and thus create a second account for themselves.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

It never disappointed us for a laugh with its great cast and their recurring characters and movie spoofs.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

This year’s anthology spoofs “Jaws,” “Late Night With the Devil” and “Furiosa.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2025

Her performances during her three rounds on Friday quickly lit up the internet, with users creating a sea of memes and video spoofs, questioning everything from her outfit to her qualification.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2024

Tech experts say that as A.I. tools become more accessible and easier to use, audio spoofs and videos with realistic avatars could be created in mere minutes.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2024

I can't say more without endangering the effect of Captain COKE'S ingenious shifts and spoofs.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917 by Various

Americans are awash in scams: phony UPS texts, AI-generated voices of loved ones in trouble, spoofed emails tricking city governments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

When a ship’s location system gets spoofed, the vessel appears in the wrong spot on digital maps, sometimes seeming to dart between locations.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

The experts were confident that the majority of the vessels were real and not spoofed, which is when AIS data is manipulated to give misleading information about a vessel's location or identity.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

The film is also a cultural phenomenon: dialogues are quoted at weddings, referenced in political speeches and spoofed in adverts.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2025

He began to suspect that he had been "spoofed."

From The Lion's Mouse by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

And where does he fit into the British tradition of spoofing politicians?

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

However, some ships may be turning their trackers off or broadcasting a false position, a practice known as "spoofing".

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

That was a fake trail, said Lloyd’s List analysts who comb through data along with advanced analytics and human intelligence to detect spoofing.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Apple and Google have been instructed to block spoofing of the "gov.sg" domain and other official names on their messaging platforms.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

I mean to say, it was all spoofing, the way we talked.

From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson




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