Deception implies not having all the information or having the information presented from a slanted perspective. You are arguing that people who are well and properly informed who don't come to truth. That isn't deception. That's either being unconvinced or wilfully ignorant.
noun
de·cep·tion di-ˈsep-shən
Synonyms of deception
1
a
: the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving
resorting to falsehood and deception
used deception to leak the classified information
b
: the fact or condition of being deceived
the deception of his audience
2
: something that deceives : TRICK
fooled by a scam artist's clever deception
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