fake ad
Fraudulent marketing material
A fake ad is an advertisement that misrepresents what it's selling or doesn't represent a real product at all.
The term covers deceptive marketing that exaggerates claims, phishing schemes disguised as legitimate offers, and satirical or placeholder ads created for entertainment or testing purposes: The website was full of fake ads for weight loss pills.
In film and television, fake ads appear as fictional commercials within the story world.
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- Nigerian princeEmail scam persona
- clickbaitSensationalized content for traffic
- click hereDigital action prompt
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
phishing · misleading · deceptive · hoax · fraudulent · bogus · shill · paid promotion · popup · banner · sponsored · viral · catfish · knockoff · counterfeit · sketchy · disclaimer · influencer
- visual satireparody art, caricature, editorial cartoon, political cartoon, visual gag
- Fake MediaDaily Planet, Daily Bugle, mockumentary, pirate radio, news ticker