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Fake may refer to:

  • Deception, an act or a statement intended to deceive
    • Charlatan, a person who practices deception to obtain money or other advantages
    • Counterfeit, a reproduction of an item, intended to deceive
    • Cover-up, an attempt to conceal wrongdoing, error, or other embarrassing information
    • Decoy, a person, device, or event meant as a distraction
    • Fake news, a form of news consisting of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media or online social media.
    • False (disambiguation)
    • Falsity, the deceitfulness of one party culminating in damage to another party
    • Feint, a maneuver designed to distract or mislead, often in fencing or military tactics
    • Forgery, the falsification of a legal instrument with the intent to defraud
    • Fraud, or sham, an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual
    • Hoax, a falsehood deliberately crafted to deceive
    • Illusion, a distortion of the senses, which can reveal how the human brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation.
    • Replica, a reproduction of an item, not necessarily intended to deceive

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

  • The Fake (1927 film), a silent British drama film
  • The Fake (1953 film), a British film
  • Fake (2003 film), a Thai movie
  • Fake (2010 film), a film featuring Fisher Stevens
  • The Fake (2013 film), a South Korean animated film

Music

Groups

  • Fake (Swedish band), a band active in the 1980s
  • Fake, an American electro band remixed by Imperative Reaction
  • Fake?, a Japanese rock band

Recordings

  • Fake (album), by Adorable
  • "Fake" (Ai song) (2010)
  • "Fake" (Alexander O'Neal song) (1987)
  • "Fake" (Simply Red song) (2003)
  • "Fake", a song by Brand New Heavies from Brother Sister
  • "Fake", a song by Brockhampton from Saturation
  • "Fake", a 1994 song by Korn from Korn
  • "Fake", a song by Mötley Crüe
  • ""Fake", a song by Five Finger Death Punch off their album And Justice for None
  • ""Fake it", a song by Seether off their album Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

  • Fake (manga), a BL manga
  • Fake, a 1969 book by Clifford Irving about art forger Elmyr de Hory
  • Fake book, a collection of musical lead sheets
  • The Fake (play), a 1924 work by the British writer Frederick Lonsdale

People

  • Caterina Fake
  • Chen Fake

Places

  • Fake, Nigeria, a village 90 miles from Katagum

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Fake para niños

  • Faker (disambiguation)
  • Faking (disambiguation)
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