hoax

Schwindel, Falschmeldung

Eine absichtlich erfundene Geschichte, Warnung oder andere Täuschung, die Menschen etwas Unwahres glauben lassen soll.

In einfachem Englisch: A false story, warning, or other trick deliberately created to make people believe something untrue.

• The warning was a hoax.
• Police investigated a hoax bomb threat.
• Thousands of readers believed the online hoax.

Synonyme: trick, deception, fraud

Häufige Wendungen: bomb hoax, elaborate hoax, hoax call

täuschen, hinters Licht führen

Jemanden dazu bringen, eine absichtlich erfundene Geschichte oder Behauptung zu glauben.

In einfachem Englisch: To trick someone into believing a story or claim that you have deliberately invented.

• They hoaxed the local newspaper.
• Someone hoaxed us with a fake warning.
• The students hoaxed their teacher into believing aliens had landed.

So benutzt man es: hoax someone into doing something (They hoaxed the reporter into publishing a false story.)

Synonyme: trick, deceive, fool, dupe

Häufige Wendungen: hoax someone, hoax the public, hoax someone into