Fake
Fake verb - To imitate or copy especially in order to deceive.
Trace
Trace verb - To draw or make apparent the outline of.
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When the "kidnapper" calls, Chief Wiggum does trace the number but, upon reading "555", dismisses the number as a fake.
Source: Phone-Trace Race - Should a player actually have this set, they were given a silent fake death, a knife that kills silently and leaves no trace, AND a revolver that will replenish the watch's cloak meter.
Source: Paranoia Fuel / Video Games -
Another time is when Cobra goes bankrupt and Cobra Commander makes yet another threatening broadcast, only to have GI Joe quickly trace the signal, raid the studio and expose it as a pathetically fake show of strength.
Source: Do Not Adjust Your Set
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