I learned recently that there was a word for that: "kayfabe" Kayfabe [1] is a concept from wrestling, where an adversarial appearance is staged but portrayed a

I learned recently that there was a word for that: "kayfabe" Kayfabe [1] is a concept from wrestling, where an adversarial appearance is staged but portrayed as reality in order to get viewers interested. Kayfabe is also commonly employed in politics. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe