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Scammers exploit the Emirati royal's likeness by drawing on his vast online presence, including his more than 17 million Instagram followers, and sometimes even copying the prince's authentic poems to deceive victims.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

“What he didn’t know — and what the FBI’s own investigation goes out of its way to clarify — is that his staff cooked up a scheme designed to deceive him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Paradoxically, AI systems that produce more accurate results can be more likely to deceive users with inaccurate ones, said Pratik Verma, founder and CEO of Okahu, which helps people improve their use of AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

We should say instead that lying is a matter of speaking with the intent to deceive.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

Probably they agreed that it was impossible to love Arthur and also to deceive him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the platform "deceives users" because the firm is not "meaningfully verifying" who is behind the account.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

In the second complaint, the state argued that the app deceives consumers into believing their sensitive and personal information is secure.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

A “man of two minds,” he commiserates with his foes as easily as he deceives his friends.

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

In other words, a free press protects our access to the truth when the government deceives us.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023

Anyone who believes that new benefits make men of high station forget old injuries deceives himself.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Attorney General Letitia James sued a group of major chemical and agricultural companies, alleging they deceived consumers about the risks of toxic chemicals in their products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

“Brian McClain orchestrated and actively deceived many banks, investors, and individuals,” a spokeswoman for Rabo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

That echoed comments from the former first minister earlier in the week, when she told an audience at a literary festival she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by her husband.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Nicola Sturgeon has said she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by her estranged husband Peter Murrell as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

I said, and my careless tone, my little ineffectual smile would scarcely have deceived a child.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

At some point in childhood, through one classic fable or another, most of us absorb the lesson that looks can be deceiving.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026

"These people have been deceiving everyone for 67 years!"

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Finally, it’s a lesson for all of us not to judge people on what they say or their appearance, because both can be deceiving, as this Moneyist Facebook Group member pointed out.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

“I think we should focus on the new and leave behind negative rhetoric, the malice, and the effort to deceive—to keep deceiving Venezuelans and the world,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

“With another horse or another pair of hands there might be a chance. We are only deceiving ourselves if we think we can bring the Crochan to Caer Dallben.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander