Deception is the act of propagating a belief that is not true, or is not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge.
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This category has the following 40 subcategories, out of 40 total.
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Pages in category "Deception"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 219 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
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- Caller ID spoofing
- Camouflage
- Catfishing
- Celle Hole
- Charlatan
- Cheating in poker
- Cheque fraud
- Clickbait
- Coding (therapy)
- Coercive citation
- Cognitive dissonance
- Cognitive distortion
- Coin rolling scams
- Coin-matching game
- Communications deception
- Computer virus
- Concealing objects in a book
- Confidence trick
- Contextual lie
- Copyfraud
- Corinthian leather
- Corked bat
- Corruption
- Counter-illumination
- Counterfeit money
- Countershading
- Cover-up
- Creative journalism
- Crocodile tears
- Curveball (informant)
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- Fabrication (lie)
- Fake impact factor
- Fake news
- Fake news website
- Fake news websites in the United States
- Fake orgasm
- Faked death
- Faking (Western classical music)
- False advertising
- False dilemma
- False flag
- False premise
- Falsity
- Feint
- Fib (lie)
- Fictitious entry
- Fine print
- Forgery
- Forked tongue
- Frameup
- Fraud
- Front organization
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- Saradha Group financial scandal
- Scam City
- Scam genealogical book
- Scams in intellectual property
- Security theater
- Self-deception
- Sham surgery
- Shill
- Shrinkflation
- Sick baby hoax
- Smoke and mirrors
- Sockpuppet (Internet)
- Solomon Joseph Solomon
- Spin (propaganda)
- Spoofing (anti-piracy measure)
- Statement analysis
- Stealth juror
- Sting operation
- Superficial charm
- Swampland in Florida