Editing Deception (section)

{{Short description|Causing someone to believe something that is not true}}
{{Other uses|Deception (disambiguation)|Deceit (disambiguation)}}
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'''Deception''' is the act of convincing of one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not.<ref name=":9">{{Cite book |last1=Daly |first1=John A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GQxxStcYgFoC&q=deception |title=Strategic Interpersonal Communication |last2=Wiemann |first2=John M. |date=2013-01-11 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-56375-1 |language=en}}</ref> It is often done for personal gain or advantage.<ref name=":10">{{cite web |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/deception |title=Definition of 'deception' – English Dictionary |work=[[Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary|Cambridge Dictionary]] |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |access-date=November 11, 2018 }}</ref><ref name=":11">{{cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/deceive |title=Definition of 'deceive' |work=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |access-date=November 11, 2018 }}</ref>

[[Tort of deceit|Deceit and dishonesty]] can also form grounds for civil litigation in [[tort]], or [[contract law]] (where it is known as [[misrepresentation]] or [[fraudulent misrepresentation]] if deliberate), or give rise to criminal prosecution for [[fraud]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/deception | title=Deception }}</ref>