Hoax
"Hoax" in Japanese
でっち上げ
detchiage
(anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)
ペテン
peten
(anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)
悪戯
itazura
(anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)
ペテンに掛ける
peten-ni kakeru
(to deceive with a hoax)
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