Machiavellianism
When a store or business suddenly opens again, making everyone feel like they're winning, even though the person who started the petition might have been the one who shut it down in the first place.
The school reopened, but it turned out the principal had a secret deal with the substitute teachers.
The restaurant came back online, but the owner was just trying to hide that they had been stealing from the customers.
The gym opened again, but the manager had been lying about the number of people who had been sick.