False
False adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: it turned out that the con man had made false promises of marriage to a dozen women
Tricky is a synonym for false in unreliable topic. In some cases you can use "Tricky" instead an adjective "False".
Tricky
Tricky adjective - Requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling.
False is a synonym for tricky in unreliable topic. Sometimes you can use "False" instead an adjective "Tricky".
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Penn claims that they don't ambush people with false pretenses, or take them out of context with tricky Michael Moore editing, though we sort of have to take their word for it.
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The Maze: Pinwheel Funhouse, falling under the Tricky type, oh, and the place also has false walls.
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Not that it really matters; the false ones disappear with one hit, there's enough time to hit all four of them, and it's really tricky to get more than one hit on the real one before he starts attacking again.
Source: Doppelgänger Spin
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