prank, false alarm, pranksters, scam, imposter, ruse, impostor, fake, phony, bomb, spoof, phoney, scammer, piltdown man, joke, infernal machine, sicko, untruth, swindle, spoofer, charade, poppycock, hogwash, coverup, falsehood, misprint, dirty bomb, explosive device, rumor, flying saucer, forgeries, farce, crackpot, figment, red herring, dupe, deception, falsities, piltdown, identikit picture, misinformation, arson, charlatan, sham, snopes, unidentified flying object, con artist, stalker, hysteria, stunt, mystery, conman, travesty, doomsday, sensationalist, plagiarist, pyramid scheme, devil worshiper, heist, liar, frauds, birther, misdial, hijacking, mass hysteria, plot, detonation, pervert, poisoner, kidnap, caper, pedophile, bigamist, myth, disinformation, witch hunt, hooey, leak, alarmism, ado, fabrications, conspirators, exaggeration, ploy, fantasist, impersonator, skit, kiddy porn, rapist, thief, grinch, debunking, balderdash, osmium tetroxide, racist, ricin, conspiracies, suspect, perpetrator, abduction, loch ness monster, misunderstanding, hoaxes, forgery, fraud, swindles, blunder, imposture, fakes, miscalculation, puzzle, humbug

goldbrick

befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, piltdown hoax, piltdown man, play a joke on, pull someone's leg, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in

chicanery, cozen, deceive, delude, guile, lead on, shenanigan, trickery, wile

dupery, fraudulence, put-on