Deception

serial terrorist bombing

Duplicity, fraud, or deception

Catfishing refers to the creation of a fictitious online persona, or fake identity (typically on social networking platforms), with the intent of deception, usually to mislead a victim into an online romantic relationship or to commit financial fraud, such as the pig butchering scam. Perpetrators, usually referred to as catfish, generally use fake photos and lie about their personal lives to present themselves as more attractive for financial gain, personal satisfaction, evasion of legal consequences, or to troll. They often love bomb the victim, but refuse to have video call or talk on the ph

misleading content in advertisements

hidden routes used for stealthy travel, escape, or movement of people and goods

word that appears meaningful but is vague

website hosting a high volume of cheaply-produced content

creating an email spam or phishing messages with a forged sender identity or address

informal fallacy in which a passage is removed from its surrounding matter in such a way as to distort its intended meaning

thumb|A horse trailer with the words "War is bullshit everywhere" Bullshit (also bullshite or bullcrap) is a common English expletive which may be shortened to the euphemism bull or the initialism B.S. In British English, "bollocks" is a comparable expletive. It is mostly a slang term and a profanity which means "nonsense", especially as a rebuke in response to communication or actions viewed as deceptive, misleading, disingenuous, unfair or false. As with many expletives, the term can be used as an interjection, or as many other parts of speech, and can carry a wide variety of meanings. A per

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philosophical essay

deliberately incorrect entry in a reference work

form of theft by fraud

fraudulent business model for scientific publications

effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda

act of impeding investigation or courts

British portrait artist (1860-1927)

facial expression characterized by neutral positioning of the facial features

website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation

thumb|Stephen Colbert coined the term "truthiness" on his political satire show [[The Colbert Report.]] Truthiness is the belief or assertion that a particular statement is true based on the intuition or perceptions of some individual or individuals, without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts. Truthiness can range from ignorant assertions of falsehoods to deliberate duplicity or propaganda intended to sway opinions.

thumb|An example of a malicious advertisement, claiming that the computer is infected Malvertising (a portmanteau of "malicious software (malware) advertising") is the use of online advertising to spread malware. It typically involves injecting malicious or malware-laden advertisements into legitimate online advertising networks and webpages. Because advertising content can be inserted into high-profile and reputable websites, malvertising provides malefactors an opportunity to push their attacks to web users who might not otherwise see the ads, due to firewalls, more safety precautions, or th

incorrect proposition that forms the basis of an argument

thumb|250px|Red (politics)|Red is historically the colour associated with the [[political left.]] Redwashing is the practice of a collective entity presenting itself as progressive and concerned about social equality and justice, in order to use this perception for public relations or economic gain. In politics, the term typically refers to right wing populists adopting left wing ideals. The term is also sometimes used to denote the practice of discrediting a certain organization or political party that really defends social equality. In Canada, corporations are often accused by Indigenous new

thumb|upright|"An ostrich only thinks he 'covers up'."

thumb|upright|The writer Jürgen Fuchs (writer)|Jürgen Fuchs was targeted with Zersetzung methods. He described them as an 'assault on the human soul'. He died of a rare form of leukemia which he believed was caused by the Stasi's use of weaponised X-ray devices on him. Zersetzung (, German for "decomposition" and "disruption") is a psychological warfare technique first used by the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) to repress political opponents in East Germany during the 1970s and 1980s. Zersetzung served to combat alleged and actual dissidents through covert means, using secret methods of a

measures intended to provide a feeling of security while doing little or nothing to achieve it

unfair and deceptive loan origination

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thumb|250px|right|1796 fashion caricature by Richard Newton (caricaturist)|Richard Newton parodying a woman's headdress, gown style and extra-slim tights using exaggeration

thumb|Illustration by Peter Newell for the poem "The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven" ([[Fables for the Frivolous) by Guy Wetmore Carryl.]]

Iraqi defector

tendency to favor inaction over action, and to judge harmful action as worse than inaction

type of computer exploit where an attacker abuses the functionality of a server causing it to access or manipulate information in the realm of that server that would otherwise not be directly accessible to the attacker

crime in which perpetrator obtains the victim's agreement to have sex by deception

Dishonesty is acting without honesty. The term describes acts which are meant to deceive, cheat, or mislead.

text in a small size

pretending to experience an orgasm

United Kingdom legislation

sanction evasion in the maritime domain

thumb|upright=1.7|Principle of the counter-illumination camouflage of the firefly squid, Watasenia scintillans. When seen from below by a predator, the animal's light helps to match its brightness and colour to the sea surface above.

natural bifurcation that occurs in some animals

case in which an individual leaves evidence to suggest that they are dead

publicized controversy about journalistic actions

manipulation of online digital technology for commercial, social, or political purposes

philosophical concept wherein one denies one's total freedom, instead choosing to behave as an inert object

A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps or gives credibility to a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with said person or organization, or have been paid to do so. Shills can carry out their operations in the areas of media, journalism, marketing, politics, sports, confidence games, cryptocurrency, or other business areas. A shill may also act to discredit opponents or critics of the person or organization in which they have a vested interest.

Pseudophilosophy is a philosophical idea or system which does not meet an expected set of philosophical standards. There is no universally accepted set of standards, but there are similarities and some common ground.

form of theatrical deception

thumb|Panorama of Humbug. No. 1, making fun of Phineas T. Barnum and [[Jenny Lind ]] thumb|Humbugging, or raising the Devil, 1800. Thomas Rowlandson|Rowlandson's humbugging depicts the public as a credulous simpleton being distracted by a display of "the miraculous", the better to have his pockets picked. A humbug is a person or object that behaves in a deceptive or dishonest way, often as a hoax or in jest. The term was first described in 1751 as student slang, and recorded in 1840 as a "nautical phrase". It is now also often used as an exclamation to describe something as hypocritical nonsen

using visually similar characters in domain names to deceive users

stating a preference not truly held

widespread social issue in India

Malinformation is information which is based on fact, but removed from its original context in order to mislead, harm, or manipulate. Whether something should be considered malinformation can therefore contain an element of subjectivity, and it is therefore a controversial concept. Proponents of the term argue that malinformation is often used in conjunction with disinformation and misinformation as part of "orchestrated campaigns [to] spread untruths", a phenomenon known as fake news. Critics believe the concept can be used to censor dissenting opinions.

fictional persona of a blog by Tom MacMaster

2010s political scandal in India

act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion

Russian alternative therapeutic methods used to treat addictions

Ḥiyal (, singular ḥīla "contortion, contrivance; device, subterfuge") is "legalistic trickery" in Islamic jurisprudence. The main purpose of ḥiyal is to avoid straightforward observance of Islamic law in difficult situations while still obeying the letter of the law. An example of hiyal is the practice of "dual purchase" ('') to avoid the prohibition of usury by making two contracts of purchase and re-purchase (at a higher price), similar to the modern futures contract. A special sub-field of ḥiyal is "oath-trickery" () dedicated to the formulation of ambiguous statements designed to be interp

financial scandal in India