deception
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Hatley said no to both questions but showed the highest level of deception in both answers, according to an affidavit that Stafford later filed.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
The CIA also carried out a deception operation to throw the Iranians off the airman’s track.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The US intelligence agency the CIA helping to locate him and launched a "deception campaign" aimed at convincing Iranian authorities that he had already been found, the newspaper added.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
A senior administration official told The Times that Saturday’s mission began with a deception campaign launched by the CIA to throw off Iran’s military.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The KGB deliberately played up his re-defection, hoping to sow confusion inside the CIA and FBI over whether he had been telling them the truth—or whether the whole episode was a carefully orchestrated KGB deception.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing deception
A Web of Lies
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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