Fake facts for kids

Fake may refer to:

• Deception, an act or a statement intended to deceive
  • Charlatan, a person who practices deception to obtain money or other advantages
  • Counterfeit, a reproduction of an item, intended to deceive
  • Cover-up, an attempt to conceal wrongdoing, error, or other embarrassing information
  • Decoy, a person, device, or event meant as a distraction
  • Fake news, a form of news consisting of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional news media or online social media.
  • False (disambiguation)
  • Falsity, the deceitfulness of one party culminating in damage to another party
  • Feint, a maneuver designed to distract or mislead, often in fencing or military tactics
  • Forgery, the falsification of a legal instrument with the intent to defraud
  • Fraud, or sham, an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual
  • Hoax, a falsehood deliberately crafted to deceive
  • Illusion, a distortion of the senses, which can reveal how the human brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation.
  • Replica, a reproduction of an item, not necessarily intended to deceive

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

• The Fake (1927 film), a silent British drama film
• The Fake (1953 film), a British film
• Fake (2003 film), a Thai movie
• Fake (2010 film), a film featuring Fisher Stevens
• The Fake (2013 film), a South Korean animated film

Music

Groups

• Fake (Swedish band), a band active in the 1980s
• Fake, an American electro band remixed by Imperative Reaction
• Fake?, a Japanese rock band

Recordings

• Fake (album), by Adorable
• "Fake" (Ai song) (2010)
• "Fake" (Alexander O'Neal song) (1987)
• "Fake" (Simply Red song) (2003)
• "Fake", a song by Brand New Heavies from Brother Sister
• "Fake", a song by Brockhampton from Saturation
• "Fake", a 1994 song by Korn from Korn
• "Fake", a song by Mötley Crüe
• ""Fake", a song by Five Finger Death Punch off their album And Justice for None
• ""Fake it", a song by Seether off their album Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• Fake (manga), a BL manga
• Fake, a 1969 book by Clifford Irving about art forger Elmyr de Hory
• Fake book, a collection of musical lead sheets
• The Fake (play), a 1924 work by the British writer Frederick Lonsdale

People

• Caterina Fake
• Chen Fake

Places

• Fake, Nigeria, a village 90 miles from Katagum

See also

In Spanish: Fake para niños

• Faker (disambiguation)
• Faking (disambiguation)