Deception

pseudoscientific alternative medicine

an ongoing case in a Delhi court filed by Indian economist and politician

A lie-to-children is a simplified, and often technically incorrect, explanation of technical or complex subjects employed as a teaching method. It is usually not done with an intent to deceive, but instead seek to 'meet the child/pupil/student where they are', in order to facilitate initial comprehension, which they build upon over time as the learner's intellectual capacity expands. The technique has been incorporated by academics within the fields of biology, evolution, bioinformatics and the social sciences.

faked surgical intervention

document, designed to look like a real passport, issued in the name of a non-existent country or entity

metaphor

secret subterranean passage used for the smuggling of goods and people

offence committed when a person prevents justice from being served

scams focused on businesses run from one's home

The word destabilisation (alternatively, destabilization) can be applied to a wide variety of contexts such as attempts to undermine political, military or economic power.

the act of going to a party without an invitation

form of psychological manipulation

trauma perpetrated by someone with whom the victim is close to and reliant upon for support

scam on the Bombay Stock Exchange

pseudoscientific use of medicine

push-button or other control which has apparent functionality but has no physical effect when pressed

business entity created fraudulently as a front or cover

process in which an individual changes or "masks" their natural personality to conform to social pressures, abuse, and/or harassment

phone caller faking the phone number sent to the recipient of a phone call

Indrajala (Sanskrit: इन्द्रजाल) is a Sanskrit word common to most Indian languages that means Indra's net, magic, deception, fraud, illusion, conjuring, jugglery, sorcery etc.

deception by non-human animals

Meetings set up to appear as legitimate scientific conferences

company or organization that manufactures fake academic paper for a fee

deliberate misrepresentation of knowledge