as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
if the product were any good, the company wouldn't have to resort to fakery to get people to buy it
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Recent Examples of fakery
That’s the deficiency side of integrity—where authenticity gives way to fakery, consistency erodes into unpredictability, and transparency slips into manipulation…But swing too far in the other direction, and the skyscraper becomes overly rigid—too stiff to sway with the wind.
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Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The green-screen effects are knowing in their outright fakery; the nerdiness of the whole enterprise is lampshaded with a whole setpiece in a comic-book store.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
2 June 2026
In that vacuum, fakery thrives.
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Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Amid all the fakery and flimflam of the pre-regulated drug market, the Shaker brand was the best.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 May 2026
Playing some clever game of head-fakery with his adversaries?
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Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Texas politics, no stranger to dirty tricks, now heads into a hypercharged 2026 election season with few rules governing artificial intelligence, as cheap, realistic tools have made campaign fakery easier to create and harder to detect.
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Philip Jankowski,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
Well, in some ways a lot of Dylan’s fakery of his own bio has always been very amusing.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The green-screen effects are knowing in their outright fakery; the nerdiness of the whole enterprise is lampshaded with a whole setpiece in a comic-book store.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
2 June 2026
In that vacuum, fakery thrives.
—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Amid all the fakery and flimflam of the pre-regulated drug market, the Shaker brand was the best.
—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 May 2026
Playing some clever game of head-fakery with his adversaries?
—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
Texas politics, no stranger to dirty tricks, now heads into a hypercharged 2026 election season with few rules governing artificial intelligence, as cheap, realistic tools have made campaign fakery easier to create and harder to detect.
—
Philip Jankowski,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
Well, in some ways a lot of Dylan’s fakery of his own bio has always been very amusing.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fakery
Noun
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Guo was convicted of nine of 12 criminal charges during a seven-week trial that prosecutors said showcased his deception of thousands of investors in bogus deals that enabled Guo’s lavish lifestyle.
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By the time the deception was uncovered, the employee had authorized $25 million in transfers.
Noun
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The original trial was found to be invalid due to fraud and deceit.
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And with that comes deceit and manipulation.
Noun
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Kidan pleaded guilty in 2005 to fraud and conspiracy related to the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats, and in 2006 he was sentenced to nearly six years in prison.
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Google also said the devices were used for ad fraud and other digital crimes.
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.
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Beyond the deceptiveness of the narrow material view, spiritual light and hope are always present to be found and felt.
Noun
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Researchers say this kind of chatbot cheating is common, increasing, and a significant warning sign.
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Throughout her time on the show, Batula experienced the ups and downs of her relationship with Cooke, which included multiple cheating allegations on his part.
Noun
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Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.
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Perfidy — from the French perfidie via the Latin perfidia — means deceitfulness, treachery or a breach of faith or promise.
Noun
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Honest Abe is forced to scheme, relying on grit and cunning to win the votes to abolish slavery.
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Unable to outrun the Bitchfist, the Hand earns his reputation for cunning and courage.
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“Fakery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fakery. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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