Fakery
Fakery noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
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- They always make sure the audience knows they're just pulling tricks, that it's all fakery and sleight of hand and that there is no magical element to it; yet their goal is to still always fool the audience and make them wonder how the hell the trick could have been done.
Source: Decon-Recon Switch
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