I think the most apt term here is **"humbug"**: Definition from [dictionary.com][1] > *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. > 6. to impose upon by humbug or false pretense; delude; deceive. verb (used without object), humbugged, humbugging. > 7. to practice humbug. > > *interjection* > 8. (used as an expletive to express rejection of something as being completely untrue or nonsensical.) Note particularly definition 3. [1]: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humbug