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I think the most apt term here is "humbug":

Definition from dictionary.com

noun

 
  1. something intended to delude or deceive.

    something intended to delude or deceive.

  2. the quality of falseness or deception.

  3. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.

  4. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.

  5. British. a variety of hard mint candy.

  1. the quality of falseness or deception.
  1. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.
  1. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.
  1. British. a variety of hard mint candy.

verb (used with object), humbugged, humbugging.

 
  1. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive. verb (used without object), humbugged, humbugging.

    to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive. verb (used without object), humbugged, humbugging.

  2. to practice humbug.

  1. to practice humbug.

interjection

 
  1. (used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical.)

Note particularly definition 3.

I think the most apt term here is "humbug":

Definition from dictionary.com

noun

 
  1. something intended to delude or deceive.
  1. the quality of falseness or deception.
  1. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.
  1. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.
  1. British. a variety of hard mint candy.

verb (used with object), humbugged, humbugging.

 
  1. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive. verb (used without object), humbugged, humbugging.
  1. to practice humbug.

interjection

 
  1. (used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical.)

Note particularly definition 3.

I think the most apt term here is "humbug":

Definition from dictionary.com

noun

  1. something intended to delude or deceive.

  2. the quality of falseness or deception.

  3. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.

  4. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.

  5. British. a variety of hard mint candy.

verb (used with object), humbugged, humbugging.

  1. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive. verb (used without object), humbugged, humbugging.

  2. to practice humbug.

interjection

  1. (used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical.)

Note particularly definition 3.

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I think the most apt term here is "humbug":

Definition from dictionary.com

noun

  1. something intended to delude or deceive.
  1. the quality of falseness or deception.
  1. a person who is not what he or she claims or pretends to be; impostor.
  1. something devoid of sense or meaning; nonsense: a humbug of technical jargon.
  1. British. a variety of hard mint candy.

verb (used with object), humbugged, humbugging.

  1. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive. verb (used without object), humbugged, humbugging.
  1. to practice humbug.

interjection

  1. (used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical.)

Note particularly definition 3.