deception
C25676
concept
Deception is the intentional act of misleading or causing someone to believe something false, often by concealing or distorting the truth.
Observed surface forms (7)
- confidence trick ×1
- factitious disorder imposed on another ×1
- feint ×1
- fictional confidence trick ×1
- fraudulent performance ×1
- military deception technique ×1
- theatrical fraud ×1
Instances (7)
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the “Royal Nonesuch” scam
via concept surface "fictional confidence trick"
surface form: Royal Nonesuch scam
- handkerchief plot
- Cruyff Turn via concept surface "feint"
- Munchausen syndrome by proxy via concept surface "factitious disorder imposed on another"
- Hauptmann von Köpenick affair via concept surface "confidence trick"
- The Royal Nonesuch via concept surface "fraudulent performance"
- dazzle camouflage via concept surface "military deception technique"