Hoaxes

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hoax form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hoax form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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foolfraudalternative factbalderdashballoon juicebamboozle

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"Personally, I think there is some truth to both sides. I believe the moon landing and Pluto fly-by were real, but all of the Mars landings and flybys of Jupiter's moons were hoaxes."

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