trumpery
I thought this was a new word but it isn't
trump·er·y (trŭmpə-rē)
n. pl. trump·er·ies
1. Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac.
2. Nonsense; rubbish.
3. Deception; trickery; fraud.
[Middle English trompery, deceit, from Old French tromperie, from tromper, to deceive.]
U of Michigan students called police because the words 'Donald Trump" was written in chalk. At Emory University, some students were crying from being 'chalked'.
The Chalkocaust:
New York Times columnist Charles Blow refuses to use the name.
It is already listed on wiki as a eponyms, between Trotskyism & tylerizeI don't believe they actually 'taught' anything at the University except the Art of the Scam and they were the victims. I would read or listen to the audiobook; 'The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time', and learn the same lessons that would be a whole lot less expensive.
A thrilling psychological detective story investigating how con artists, the supreme masterminds of malevolent reality-manipulation, prey on our propensity for believing what we wish were true and how this illuminates the inner workings of trust and deception in our everyday lives.
--Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
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