podvala

1. dirty trick; deceit
   Ceo taj dogovor bio je obična podvala. — That whole deal was just a dirty trick.
   Nisam očekivao takvu podvalu od najboljeg prijatelja. — I didn't expect such a dirty trick from my best friend.
2. (of information, news) fabrication; fake
   Ispostavilo se da je ta vest novinarska podvala. — That story turned out to be a journalistic fabrication.

Usually used with napraviti or podmetnuti: napraviti nekome podvalu, "to play a dirty trick on someone".