ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Quackery

Quackery is something tricky people try to do to trick people into thinking that something is true or real when it isn't. Quackery is often used by people called quacks, who try to get people to pay them money by pretending they have a special way of curing sickness or making people healthier or stronger. They often say they have a special cure or medicine, even though they don't.