Fake facts for kids
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
In Spanish: Fake para niños
- Faker (disambiguation)
- Faking (disambiguation)
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