As nouns the difference between hoax and helpers
is that hoax is anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick while helpers is .
As a verb hoax
is to deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated (scam).
hoax
English
Verb
(es)
To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam)
Derived terms
* hoaxer
* hoaxster (rare)
Noun
(es)
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
Synonyms
* (deliberately false story or report) canard
Derived terms
* (deliberately false story or report) hoaxical, Hoaxocaust