fakery

[ fey-kuh-ree ]

noun

, plural fak·er·ies.

1. the practice or result of faking. fake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fakery¹

First recorded in 1885–90; fake ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

Far from raising questions about the clip’s veracity, it just fuelled backlash from people who thought the allegation of fakery was just an excuse or an attempt to evade accountability.

From BBC

District Judge John A. Mendez illustrates the tension between efforts to protect against AI-powered fakery that could sway elections and the strong safeguards in the Bill of Rights for political speech.

From Los Angeles Times

That underscores the fakery purveyed by Trump and Vance about the purported virtues of tariffs.

From Los Angeles Times

And at a meeting in Trump Tower just weeks before he was sworn in, Trump signed off on the fakery, Cohen recounted from the stand.

From Seattle Times

With events including WrestleMania-style matches — another tangled bit of American culture, equal parts bravado and fakery — and a video series about food carts, in affiliation with the Street Vendor Project, the artists hope to capture that larger story.

From New York Times

Related Words

• cover-up
• deceit
• deception
• dishonesty
• distortion
• fabrication
• fallacy
• falsity
• misstatement
• perjury
• prevarication
• sham
• tall tale
• untruth