Fake may refer to: *

Deception Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight o ...

, an act or a statement intended to deceive ** Charlatan, a person who practices deception to obtain money or other advantages **

Counterfeit To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value tha ...

, 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. ** 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 Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally refers to the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific intent to defraud anyone (other than themself). Tampering with a certain legal instrument may be forbidd ...

, the falsification of a legal instrument with the intent to defraud **

Hoax A hoax is a widely publicized falsehood so fashioned as to invite reflexive, unthinking acceptance by the greatest number of people of the most varied social identities and of the highest possible social pretensions to gull its victims into pu ...

, 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. *

False (disambiguation) False or falsehood may refer to: *False (logic), the negation of truth in classical logic *Lie or falsehood, a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement *false (Unix), a Unix command * ''False'' (album), a 1992 album by Gorefest *Ma ...

Replica A 1:1 replica is an exact copy of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a molecule, a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without claiming to be identical. Al ...

, 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) Fake was a Swedish synthpop band during the 1980s. History Fake was formed when two Swedish musicians, Erik Strömblad and Stefan Bogstedt, founded their own band, then called Size 46, in 1977. The band grew over the next few years, with metal dr ...

, a band active in the 1980s * Fake, an American electro band remixed by

Imperative Reaction Imperative Reaction is an American electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Ted Phelps and David Andrecht from the remains of the band Digital Neural Assault. History A demo tape titled ''Debris'' was originally released in 1996, but was event ...

Fake? Fake? is a Japanese rock musical project led by vocalist Ken Lloyd. Originally a duo, guitarist Inoran left in 2005. Lyrics are mainly in English and sometimes in Japanese. History In late 2001 Oblivion Dust vocalist Ken Lloyd joined up with Lu ...

, 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 Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums ...

* ""Fake", a song by Five Finger Death Punch off their album And Justice for None

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 lead sheet or fake sheet is a form of musical notation that specifies the essential elements of a popular song: the melody, lyrics and harmony. The melody is written in modern Western music notation, the lyric is written as text below the st ...

, a collection of musical lead sheets * ''The Fake'' (play), a 1924 work by the British writer Frederick Lonsdale

People

* Caterina Fake *

Chen Fake Chen Fake or Ch'en Fa-k'e (陳發科; 1887–1957) was a Chinese martial artist who taught Chen-style t'ai chi ch'uan. He was born and raised in Chen Family Village (Chenjiagou, 陳家溝) in Henan province. In 1928, Chen Fake moved to Beijing t ...

Places

* Fake, Nigeria, a village 90 miles from Katagum