Deception is providing intentionally misleading information to others.
Mimicry: The resememblance, through natural selection, of on organism to another, or to a natural object. Animals often attempt to deceive predators or prey by their appearance or behavior.
Deception is a reality and therefore a fascinating paradox.
Deceiving one's opponent is important in many aspects of game theory.
In many cases it is difficult, even in hindsight, to distinguish deception by somebody or an organization from providing unintentionally wrong information. One of the reasons is that a person or an entire organization may be self-deceived.