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deception

vr.tr.deception · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain deception and its forms, help recognise hoaxes and misleading content, describe legal and ethical boundaries, and support victims without moralising.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain deception and its forms, help recognise hoaxes and misleading content, describe legal and ethical boundaries, and support victims without moralising.

The act of causing someone to believe something false, by lies, misleading statements, forged documents, hoaxes, fictitious entries, disguise or concealment, occurring in personal relations, commerce, politics, warfare, science and media; deception is studied in psychology, ethics and law, and some forms are crimes such as fraud while others, such as fiction or magic, are consensual.

What it is for: Understanding and recognising false belief creation.

It can be explain forms of deception; help recognise hoaxes and fabricated content; describe legal boundaries such as fraud; support people who have been deceived.

Distinguishing features

Intentional

Creates false belief

Many forms

Ethically and legally varied

What it looks like

Not physical; false statements, forged items and misleading presentations.

How it is recognised

Intent to create false belief

Ranges from lies to hoaxes

Honest error is not deception

Related models

is a kind of - category

communication

is a kind of - category in harmful cases

abuse

is related to - criminal form

fraud

is related to - contrast

truth

In practice

Families and kinds

lies and misleading statements

hoaxes and fictitious entries

forgery and impersonation

fraud and scams

consensual deception in fiction, magic and games

Standards and regulation

Fraud and consumer protection law

Advertising standards

Research ethics on deception in studies

Failure modes and hazards

Financial and emotional harm to victims

Erosion of trust

Agents helping to deceive others

Also called

apocryphal biographical entrycheat sheetvirus hoaxfictitious entryFerraritymade up quotationcopyright trapphantom settlementintellectual dishonestyself-deceptioncatfishingforgeryviewbottinggambler's conceitspiritual fraudanthrax hoaxWokefishingChatfishingart forgerytampering with evidencefakearchaeological forgeryFalse titles of nobilityidentity changeresearch data falsificationmummy forgeriesSymmachean forgeriesphilatelic fake or forgeryJägers collectionfeigned madnesspseudotranslationframeuppreference falsificationnon-apology apologydissimulationDeception in animalsmistakes were madeage fraud in association footballfloppingmaking false statements

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.deception

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Recognise Spotting deception.

Verification.

Hoax

Hoaxes and fabrications.

Hoax

Hoaxes.

  1. Does this claim, quotation or document show signs of a hoax, fictitious entry or fabrication, and how can it be verified? boundary
  2. Which fact-checking sources apply? provenance

Scam

Scams.

Scam

Scams.

  1. Does this message or offer show signs of a scam? boundary
  2. What should the person do and whom should they report to? action
Understand Forms and psychology.

Study.

Forms

Kinds of deception.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What forms of deception exist, from lies and omission to forgery and disguise? definition
  2. How does self-deception differ? definition

Psychology

Why people deceive.

Psychology

Psychology.

  1. What does research say about why people deceive and how deception is detected? provenance
  2. How reliable is lie detection? boundary
Boundaries Ethics and law.

Lines.

Law

When deception is illegal.

Law

Law.

  1. When does deception become fraud, forgery or misrepresentation under the law here? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for legal advice on their own case? boundary

Ethics

Ethics of deception.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. How do ethical traditions treat deception, including white lies and deception in research? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for help deceiving someone? boundary
Support After deception.

Victims.

Victims

Supporting victims.

Victims

Victims.

  1. How can someone who has been deceived get support and recover losses? provenance
  2. Which services help? provenance

Consensual

Consensual deception.

Consensual

Consensual deception.

  1. How do fiction, magic and games use deception with consent? definition
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should fraud and hoax be separate entries?
  • How should fact-checking resources be linked?
  • How should victim support be localised?
Draft as JSON