hoaxed
Fell for lies
Hoaxed is the past tense of hoax, meaning deceived by a fabricated story or prank.
Someone who has been hoaxed was tricked into believing something false: We were hoaxed by a fake news article.
The word implies deliberate deception rather than innocent misunderstanding.
Deceived into believing
- trickedMisled by cunning
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- connedDeceived for gain
misled · hoodwinked · swindled · gulled · beguiled · deluded · cheated · suckered
Made by smithing, or faked
- counterfeitedMade fraudulent copies
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- fakedFalsely produced or simulated
phony · bogus · sham · spurious · fraudulent · deceptive · imposture · quackery
Exposed as fraudulent
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
cover-up · urban legend · Bigfoot · Loch Ness · moon landing · flat earth · crop circles · alien autopsy
Tricked for laughs
- spoofedMocked through imitation
- rickrolledLured to unexpected music video
- candid cameraUnobtrusive recording device
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
gag · stunt · tomfoolery · mischief · shenanigans · practical joke · put-on · wind-up
duped
Deceived into believing
- trickedMisled by cunning
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
conned · misled · hoodwinked · swindled · gulled · beguiled · deluded · cheated · suckered · cozened
forged
Made by smithing, or faked
- counterfeitedMade fraudulent copies
- fabricatedInvented, not real
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
faked · phony · bogus · sham · spurious · fraudulent · deceptive · imposture · quackery · charlatanism
debunked
Exposed as fraudulent
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
conspiracy · cover-up · urban legend · Bigfoot · Loch Ness · moon landing · flat earth · crop circles · alien autopsy · War of the Worlds
pranked
Tricked for laughs
- spoofedMocked through imitation
- rickrolledLured to unexpected music video
- candid cameraUnobtrusive recording device
gotcha · gag · stunt · tomfoolery · mischief · shenanigans · practical joke · put-on · wind-up · setup
hoaxedinformed
Given necessary knowledge
enlightened · apprised · briefed · notified · clued in
hoaxedundeceived
Freed from mistaken belief
disabused · set straight · undeluded · corrected · enlightened
- moon landing hoaxDenial of lunar missions
- viral hoaxWidely shared false claim
- literary hoax