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A hoax (pl.: hoaxes) is a widely publicised falsehood created to deceive its audience with false and often astonishing information, with the either malicious or humorous intent of causing shock and interest in as many people as possible.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoax | is a | email message warning recipients of a non-existent threat | 0.90 | text |
| piety or patriotism | instance of | for reasons | 0.80 | text |
| or greed | instance of | for reasons | 0.80 | text |
| will truly care about your creation.Identify a particular dream which will make your hoax appeal to your constituency.Create an appealing but | instance of | for reasons | 0.80 | text |
| Microsoft | instance of | usually forging quotes supposedly from authorities | 0.80 | text |
| IBM | instance of | usually forging quotes supposedly from authorities | 0.80 | text |
| perverting the course of justice | instance of | hoaxers are charged under criminal codes | 0.80 | text |
| wasting police time.FactoidsHoaxes formed by making minor or gradually increasing changes to a warning or other claims widely circulated for legitimate purposesHoax of exposure is a semi-comical or private sting operation | instance of | hoaxers are charged under criminal codes | 0.80 | text |
| Hoax | related to Definition | Robert Nares | 0.60 | section |
| Hoax | related to Definition | Thomas Ady's | 0.60 | section |
| Hoax | related to Definition | The | 0.60 | section |
| Hoax | related to Definition | Jan Harold Brunvand | 0.60 | section |
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