modified
pretended, fraudulent, acted; see false 3, fantastic 1, unreal.
noun
sham, unreality, fairy tale; see fancy 2, fantasy 2, pretense 2.
verb
feign, simulate, counterfeit; see dream 2, pretend 1.
See make-believe in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
The presentation of something false as true:
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