Military deception refers to attempts to mislead enemy forces during
warfare. This is usually achieved by creating or amplifying an artificial
fog of war via
psychological operations,
information warfare, visual deception and other methods. As a form of strategic use of information (
disinformation), it overlaps with
psychological warfare. To the degree that any enemy that falls for the deception will lose confidence when it is revealed, he may hesitate when confronted with the truth.