Difference between Put-on and Hoax

Put-on

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A deception, hoax, or practical joke.

Hoax

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

Example sentence: Together with Milan and our media team, we released a statement clearly stating it was a hoax and there was no truth in the rumour that I had Ebola. And that's when the whole thing started to die down. Still, it took about two days or so for people to actually stop talking about it.