deception
act of intentionally propagating beliefs of things that are not true, or not the whole truth
dissimulation
type of deception
disinformation
false or misleading information that is spread deliberately to deceive and manipulate
Operation Barclay
World War II deception operation launched by the Allies
self-deception
process of denying or rationalizing away the relevance, significance, or importance of opposing evidence and logical argument
military deception
attempts to mislead enemy forces during warfare
misdirection
form of theatrical deception
catfishing
deceptive activity where a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service
hoax
deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as the truth
false accusation
claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue
Deception in animals
deception by non-human animals
auditory illusion
false perceptions of a real sound or outside stimulus
cover-up
attempt to conceal evidence of wrongdoing or failures
dysphemism
expression with connotations that are offensive either about the subject matter or to the audience, or both
tonic immobility
behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead
fabrication of data
intentional misrepresentation of research results by making up data, such as that reported in a journal article
minimisation
type of deception
bluff
deceptively claiming to be stronger than one actually is to influence or intimidate an opponent
age fabrication
the misrepresentation (lie) of a person's age
job fraud
fluffed or deceiving resume to trying to get hired
preference falsification
stating a preference not truly held
fraud
intentional deception made for unfair or unlawful gain or damaging or depriving a victim
euphemism
innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or which the speaker wants to hide
cheat sheet
concise set of notes for quick reference
swindle
chess maneuver by which players in a losing position trick their opponent to win or draw
non-apology apology
statement in the form of an apology that does not express remorse
Russian military deception
Russian military doctrine
deception
legal term of art used in the definition of statutory offences in England and Wales and Northern Ireland
adversarial attack
machine learning technique that attempts to fool models by supplying deceptive input
making false statements
crime of intentionally lying to a federal investigator in the United States
tampering with evidence
concealing, altering or destroying evidence in a (usually criminal) investigation
misrepresentation
untrue or misleading statement of fact made by one party to another in legal setting or during contract negotiation
pathological lying
behavior of habitual or compulsive lying
forgery
process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive
Mephisto
chess-playing "pseudo-automaton" built in 1876
feigned madness
assumption of a mental disorder for purpose of evasion, deceit or the diversion of suspicion, also a strategy—often institutionalised—in order to acquires a privilege to violate taboos on speaking unpleasant, socially unacceptable truths
Sonic deception
battlefield deception tactic involving the projection of sounds intended to mislead hearers