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hoax

Synonyms

Noun

1. fraud

Verb

1. fraudulence, dupery, humbug, put-on, trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan, pull someone's leg

2. play a joke on, deceive, lead on, delude, cozen

Usage
Authorities investigate after bomb threat hoax at Weaverville bank - WYFF News 4
Police say threats to Hamden Middle School were deliberate hoax - WTNH.com
Police call bomb threat at Franklin High School ‘a hoax’ - WKRN News 2
Raleigh man accused of pipe bomb hoax held on $250,000 bond, faces federal detainer - WRAL
'It just hurts': Owner reacts after hoax bomb threat triggered standoff at his historic building - firstcoastnews.com
A PR Hoax Created the Year’s Hottest Rock Band. Imagine What It Can Do in Politics - The Walrus
King Philip Middle School receives hoax threat, no safety concerns found - WFSB
Authorities: No active shooter threat after hoax calls reported on I-26 - WLTX
Monterey, King City high schools placed on lockdown; Monterey officials cite possible hoax threat - KSBW
Some people still insist the moon landing was a Hoax - The Daily Standard
Reports of shooter on I-26 were a hoax, RCSD says - WIS News 10
Threats targeting Hamden middle school, Walmart were 'deliberate hoax,' police say - CTPost
'Swatting' hoax threat prompts temporary lockdown at San Francisco Zoo: SFPD - ABC7 Bay Area
Franklin High School bomb threat ruled a hoax - WKRN News 2
Pirates loved rum: fact or yo ho hoax? - The Drinks Business
Bomb threat to village of Holstein determined to be hoax - KHGI
Threats targeting Hamden middle school, Walmart were 'deliberate hoax,' police say - New Haven Register
King Philip Middle School receives hoax threat, no safety concerns found - WFSB
Phoned-in bomb threat at Franklin High School determined to be hoax, police say - WSMV
Franklin police: Bomb threat at Franklin High School was a hoax - News Channel 5 Nashville
Bomb threat to Holstein determined to be a hoax - 1340 KGFW
The Alien Autopsy Scandal: this fascinating tale of a bizarre DIY hoax hits Spinal Tap levels of hilarity - The Guardian
Owner reacts after hoax bomb threat triggered standoff at his historic building in Folkston - firstcoastnews.com
Plainfield schools placed on lockdown after hoax call, superintendent says - WFSB
I-26 active shooter report was a hoax. The fake call itself could be a felony. - WLTX
Deputies say reports of active shooter on I-26 are determined to be a hoax - WYFF News 4
Hoax : What Happened to Sherri Papini? Here’s the True Story - Netflix
Gatorland Orlando evacuated over suspected hoax bomb threat, deputies say - FOX 35 Orlando
Hoax shooter report sparks concerns for many - WLTX
This Day in History - June 6: ‘A Celestial Visitor’ hoax in 1884 - KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE
Police Investigate Hoax Shooting Report in Berwick - KQKI News
Police Warn Drivers About A Potential Gas Pump Screw Scam, But Is It Just A Hoax? - Carscoops
Phoned-in bomb threat at Franklin High School determined to be hoax, police say - WSMV
Authorities: No active shooter threat after hoax calls reported on I-26 - WLTX
Heard about the gas station ‘screw method’ scam? It’s totally fake - AL.com
RCSD says reports of active shooter on I-26 are determined to be hoax - ABC Columbia
Police: Threat of explosives, armed individuals in CT school possibly part of ‘organized hoax’ - Hartford Courant
'Hoax' revisits Sherri Papini’s kidnapping case. How to stream film - Record Searchlight
West Hartford PD: Threat Made to Middle School a Hoax - We-Ha - West Hartford News
The AI Climate Hoax: Behind the Curtain of How Big Tech Greenwashes Impacts - AlgorithmWatch
Sandy school targeted in nationwide cyber hoax, prompting multiple evacuations - KUTV
Intimately Hopeful - Eugene Weekly
Roanoke City schools placed on hold & secure in swatting hoax, officials say - WDBJ7
Oregon teen who called in hoax threats to schools across Ohio indicted on 6 federal charges, per officials - WKYC
Man who sent hoax death threats to schools jailed - BBC
Detroit-area comedian charged for hoax bomb threat at Fifth Third Field - WTVG
Unfounded Westport school bomb threat potentially part of organized hoax - Yahoo
JD Vance goes all in on immigrant fraud hoax - Salon.com
Lockdown lifted at Springfield schools; hoax threat investigated - WWLP
18-year-old indicted for series of local hoax threats against schools, federal investigators say - Cleveland 19 News
Springfield schools placed in brief lockdown over hoax threat - Western Mass News
The latest autism debate: Is assisted spelling effective or a hoax? - The Washington Post
Gresham bank bomb threat deemed hoax after drone and K9 search finds no device - KATU
HOAX: This poster advertising vacancies at Total Energies Mombasa office is fraudulent - PesaCheck
Weston Middle School bomb threat latest in series of Connecticut hoaxes - CT Insider
Hoax bomb threat delays Indigo's Lucknow-Delhi flight - The Economic Times
Bomb Threat, Report Of Gunmen Force Bedford Middle School Lockdown; Police Now Say It Was Hoax - dailyvoice.com
Walmart reopens in Palm Bay after suspected hoax bomb threat, police say - FOX 35 Orlando
Adam22 Stands by Wife Lena the Plug Amid Divorce Hoax: ‘I Could Never Turn My Back on Her’ - Yahoo
White County Schools is the latest district targeted by the hoax threats plaguing Middle TN - WSMV
Teen Indicted For Making Hoax Threats To Schools Across Ohio - WFIN
Where Is Sherri Papini Now? Inside Her Life 10 Years After Kidnapping Hoax - People.com
Juvenile charged in Villanova swatting incidents tied to nationwide hoaxes - FOX 29 Philadelphia
Lockdown lifted at Springfield schools; hoax threat investigated - WWLP
Hoax bomb threat delays Lucknow-Delhi IndiGo flight - The New Indian Express
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife: Madison County mountain lion likely a ‘hoax’ - FOX 56 News
'Hoax' revisits Sherri Papini’s kidnapping case. How to stream film - USA Today
Adam22 shares message for wife Lena the Plug after hoax divorce filing - Page Six
Column | Carolyn Hax: Recently separated dad sees daughter’s wedding as ‘hoax’ - The Washington Post
Hoax calls of suspect hiding with rifle in school bathrooms cause more lockdowns in Putnam County. Here’s what’s happening now - WSMV
Hoax bomb threat delays Lucknow-Delhi IndiGo flight - The Times of India
Multiple Valley high schools locked down after hoax bomb threats - ABC30 Fresno
2 women charged in hoax of abducted 5-year-old - First Alert 4
Jets' 1st-round pick Kenyon Sadiq feared draft call was hoax - ESPN
Kidnapping hoax suspect found hiding in car in Prescott - AZ Family
Man gets 4 years for cross-burning political hoax - Courthouse News
Villanova University 2025 swatting hoax: Feds charge juvenile associated with online cybercriminal group - WHYY
Runcorn man sentenced to 28 months for sending hoax emails to schools - merseyside.police.uk
Bomb scare at CMO, AMC, RSS HQ after hoax mail - The Times of India
Hoax 911 call sparks heavy police response and lockdown at Arcadia's Shops at Santa Anita - ABC7 Los Angeles
Carr dismisses Colbert uproar as a 'hoax' - Politico
After 2025 shooting hoax at USC, charges announced against juvenile allegedly responsible - Post and Courier
Hoaxes Keep Escaping Containment - Foreign Policy
Here’s which TN schools were impacted by ‘hoax’ threats, and what to know about the swatting investigations - WSMV
Prescott man found guilty in kidnapping hoax case: YCAO - FOX 10 Phoenix
Arcadia elementary school deals with second hoax call in three days, police say - ABC7 WWSB
Disneyland ‘swatting’ hoax triggers large law enforcement presence - KTLA
Jury discharged in hoax 'swatting' calls trial - BBC
$20K bond for Splendora High School teacher accused of hoax - FOX 26 Houston
French professor accused of ‘gigantic hoax’ after inventing Nobel-style prize - The Guardian
Peter Kay bomb hoax accused removed from court during hearing - BBC
When a phantom ‘body’ call sparked one of Hampshire’s biggest searches - Daily Echo
Cops claim man's abduction for $$ and drugs was a hoax - Trinidad Express Newspapers
2 women charged in abduction hoax that prompted Amber Alert for child who doesn’t exist, police say - KFDA | NewsChannel 10
Omagh: Latest security alert in street declared elaborate hoax - BBC
Duo charged in 5-year-old abduction hoax - First Alert 4
Third hoax threat reported at West Elementary School in 4 days - ABC7 WWSB
Asylum seeker jailed for dynamite hoax at MI5 HQ - BBC
Abduction hoax cost police at least $16K; women charged - FOX 2
The Data Center Water Use Hoax | Expert Insights | AI & Emerging Technologies - America First Policy Institute
Trichy court complex gets hoax bomb threat - The Times of India
Columbus Zoo evacuates again amid nationwide trend of hoax threats - Axios
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'hoax'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
hooax,   oax,   hoxa,   hox,   hoaax,   hosx,   hhoax,   goax,   ohax,   hoac,   hoaxx,   hoaz,   hpax,   joax,   hoa,   hiax,   hax,   haox
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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