hoax

骗局、假消息

The viral video about the missing plane turned out to be a hoax.

那支疯传的失踪飞机影片最后证实是骗局。

恶作剧、玩笑

Someone made a hoax call about a bomb at the station.

有人恶作剧打电话谎报车站有炸弹。

欺骗、愚弄常用被动

Thousands of readers were hoaxed by the fake news site.

成千上万的读者被那个假新闻网站骗了。