Sentence examples for hoax at from inspiring English sources

"I thought it must be some hoax at first".

Although no other environmental group has acknowledged participation in the hoax, at least one voiced approval.

When my editors contacted me about covering six sporting events in 24 hours, I wondered if they were really plotting a complicated hoax at my expense.

The radio station France Inter raised questions, and the newspaper Libération had a detailed article on Wednesday headlined, "Supercherie au Supermarché," or "Hoax at the Supermarket".

When he spoke to the police, he said, explaining what he had seen on the Web, "they were very polite, and made it plain that they didn't think it was a hoax at all".

Activist pranksters the Yes Men pulled off a hoax at the Chamber's expense, sending out a quite convincing press release saying that the organization was reversing its position on climate change legislation, and then holding a press conference on the subject that only ended when an actual Chamber spokesman showed up to interrupt.

The two men and two women, part of an extreme direct action protest group, targeted firms linked to the Huntingdon laboratories by falsely accusing company directors of being paedophiles, threatening to infect them with HIV-infected needles and carrying out bomb hoaxes at their businesses.

(Scott) ★ 'Compliance' (R, 1 30) Raising troubling questions about the influence of class and education on our response to authority, Craig Zobel's squirmy psychological horror movie, based on a series of hoaxes at fast-food restaurants nationwide, is a slow-motion punch to the groin.

I always hated working on the early morning shift at CNN on April Fool's day because I knew we'd have to vet some hoaxes at 4 AM.

Many of Trump's "hoax" cries haven't been hoaxes at all.

Not counting the Punk'd and Candid Camera-type practical joke setups that are humorous (if rather mean), several television programs aim their hoaxes at the public, making them realistic, and keeping the background a secret as the bizarre video goes viral across the web.