Answer: hoaxed

AnswerCrossword Clue
HOAXEDPlayed a joke on
HOAXEDDeceived
HOAXEDDuped
HOAXEDTricked.
HOAXEDEmulated P. T. Barnum
HOAXEDTook in, in a way
HOAXEDHumbugged
HOAXEDPulled someone's leg
hoaxedHOAX, to trick (to deceive (to mislead by falsehood))
hoaxedsomething intended to deceive
hoaxedto deceive; trick