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44 Ways You Can Fake It

Make Like Kanye West On American Idol

— March 12, 2009 — Pop Culture
You know what? If you are Kanye West and you have a hottie like Amber Rose on your hip, who can blame you if you decide that American Idol will be satisfied with a lip sync’d performance?

Kanye West has been the subject of major criticism for his performance on American Idol. Do you care? Do you need to fake it? If so, here is a cluster of ways any of us can fake it, almost as good as Kanye West.
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Faking FedEx
Faking FedEx
Bandai's Peri Peri
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Viral Newspapers Hoaxes
Viral Newspapers Hoaxes
1.2 Million 'New York Times' Fakes Handed Out
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Fake Celebrity Networking 2.0
Fake Celebrity Networking 2.0
‘FakTwitter' Involves Aussie Celebrity Twitter Profiles
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Senseless Journalism
Senseless Journalism
Radio Hosts Accuse Magic Johnson of Faking AIDS
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40
Fake Magazinevertising
Fake Magazinevertising
‘Arc Magazine' Promotes The Microsoft Arc Mouse With Flare
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Fake Calling
Fake Calling
Slydial Leaves a Voicemail Without Placing a Call
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Fake Mobile Phones
Fake Mobile Phones
Faux Compact Phone Is Actually A Body Hair Removal Device
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Fake Punditry
Fake Punditry
The Onion News Network Demystifies Reality Shows and the Science of Skank
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Faking Hit Literature
Faking Hit Literature
Oprah Duped Again By Author For Her Book Club List
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Hiring Fake Crowds
Hiring Fake Crowds
Queues for Hire at McDonald's in Japan
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Fake Memoirs
Fake Memoirs
Herman Rosenblat's Holocaust Love Story Exposed as a Hoax
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Faking Olympic Fireworks
Faking Olympic Fireworks
Beijing Olympic Footprints were CG Fakes
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Fakebooking
Fakebooking
Kate Winslet Imposter Calls Angelina Jolie "Fat-Lipped Crazy Cow"
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Fake Naughty Commercials
Fake Naughty Commercials
Beate Uhse Ad Proves "You'll See It, Your Kids Won't"
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Faking Street Cred
Faking Street Cred
Hero Tattoos
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Fake Battle Injuries
Fake Battle Injuries
DIY Clothing Illusion Creates a Gaping Hole In Your Torso
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Celebrating Fake Holidays
Celebrating Fake Holidays
10 Festivus Appropriate Gifts
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Faking Fatal Crashes
Faking Fatal Crashes
Thai Police Use Macabre Anti-Drunk Driving Sculptures
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Fake Gun Crafts
Fake Gun Crafts
MP Industries Felt Armory
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Selling Sofas With Fake Boobs
Selling Sofas With Fake Boobs
Raun's Mischievous Ad Campaign To Promote Couches
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Faking Status With Counterfeit Cars
Faking Status With Counterfeit Cars
Knock Off Ferraris
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Fake Blood Page Markers
Fake Blood Page Markers
The Liquid Bookmark Set
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Faking Virginity
Faking Virginity
Artificial Hymen Makes Women Virgins Again
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Fake Sky Painting
Fake Sky Painting
Illusion Billboard For Berger Paints Shows Their True Colors
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Faking Home Movies
Faking Home Movies
Anne Hathaway As a Druggie in ‘Rachel Getting Married'
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Faking Interviews
Faking Interviews
Jennifer Love Hewitt Denies Us Weekly Story
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Faking Intimate History
Faking Intimate History
Museum of Communism Showcases Stalin & Lenin Intimacy
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Faking Infidelity
Faking Infidelity
'Traces of an Imaginary Affair' Kit Makes You Look Like a Cheater
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Fake Boobs To Sell Fries
Fake Boobs To Sell Fries
New York Fries "Real Fries in a Fake World" Ad
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Faking Surreal Photography
Faking Surreal Photography
Photoshop Tutorial Blends 3 Landscapes Into Single Image
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Faking Ethnic Eyes
Faking Ethnic Eyes
Exotic Make-Up Techniques
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Celebs Faking Status
Celebs Faking Status
50 Cent Busted For Fibs About Ferrari Collection
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Faking Fictional Heroines
Faking Fictional Heroines
Megan Fox "Wonder Woman" Hoax
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Faking Naughty II
Faking Naughty II
5 More Ads That Made You Look Twice
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Faking Proof on Flickr
Faking Proof on Flickr
The Fairy Skeleton
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Fake Naughty
Fake Naughty
Beate Uhse TV Ads for Parental Controls and Supervision
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Faking Lesbianism?
Faking Lesbianism?
Katy Perry's 'I Kissed a Girl' is Billboard's 1000th #1
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Fake Flood 3D Chalk
Fake Flood 3D Chalk
The Road River By Edgar Muller Is World's Largest 3D Graffiti
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Fake Aging
Fake Aging
Vogue's 'From 10 to 60 Years' Uses Only Makeup, Lighting
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Mythvertising
Mythvertising
Faking Chupacabra and Bigfoot for Publicity
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4
Faking Naughty
Faking Naughty
5 Ads That Made You Look Twice
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3
Fake-Emotion Photography
Fake-Emotion Photography
Inez & Vinoodh Images Expose Bodies Yet Hide True Feelings
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2
Faking Stupid
Faking Stupid
Paris Hilton for President + 10 Reasons She's Smarter Than You
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Faking Awesome
Faking Awesome
Fake Ferraris, Children, Lovers and Guns
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