as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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There is no evidence — and the U.S. government admits this in the TikTok case — that the Chinese government is collecting the data that TikTok has on users or using them for any kind of nefarious purposes.
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Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Later, several residents expressed concern about the impact the resolution could have on the city.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The film profiles four children in the Eastern European country and the effect that Russia invading Ukraine has had on them.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
In a statement, alumna and Grammy nominee Jessie J highlighted the impact the BRIT School has had on her life and career.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Later, several residents expressed concern about the impact the resolution could have on the city.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The film profiles four children in the Eastern European country and the effect that Russia invading Ukraine has had on them.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
In a statement, alumna and Grammy nominee Jessie J highlighted the impact the BRIT School has had on her life and career.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Some even provide fake documents to help scammers deceive others.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, disinformation is misleading or false information shared with the intent to deceive.—
Jill Hopke,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, others have questioned how she was so easily fooled.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The attackers disguise themselves as fake Google Ads login pages to fool advertisers, who are then phished for their account credentials.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The TikTok short form video hosting service logo is seen on a mobile device in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 17 July, 2024.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Two seasons later, in 2018-19, the Rockets set the NBA record for most 3s taken in a season — which Boston is about to break — averaging 45.3 per game.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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