spoofing

noun

1. the act or an instance of impersonating another person on the internet or via email

Example Sentences

He had already been the star of his own variety show on Canadian television, “The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour,” where he anchored “Weekend Update”-like segments spoofing the news.

From Los Angeles Times

Armed with AI-driven interactive voice emulators, domain name spoofing, Python-powered web crawlers, the ability to post a fake job while posing as a real company, and some basic 3rd-grade distraction skills, scammers are winning in ways that would’ve seemed like science fiction just a few years ago.

From Salon

She and her sister Sara went on to co-create the VH1 mockumentary series “Barely Famous,” spoofing their Hollywood-adjacent lives.

From Los Angeles Times

Spoofing or insulting China's revolutionary "heroes and martyrs" was made a crime in 2021, as part of a newly amended criminal code, under a campaign by China’s leader, Xi Jinping.

From BBC

Netflix and Biles jointly promoted the docuseries’ final two episodes in a Wednesday Instagram reel spoofing the streaming platform’s show “Emily in Paris.”

From Los Angeles Times