Yes not to believe that it could be real and to believe that it COULD be a hoax is DELUSIONAL. You have to have a God complex to deny how the world works. Of course, no on lies to does hoaxes in the real world according to who?Okay, you just keep believing in your crazy fantasy world that it might just be a hoax.
I, Libertine was a non existent novel that got reviews in Time Magazine and others from people who never read it , since it did not exist. This hoax needed only three people to be involved. Two in actual fact but that would be very risky.
Smith is already on record as starting his acting career on a hoax:

Will Smith Lied About Acting Abilities To Get Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Role
He must have been a good liar.
