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The Cruel Deception stratagem allows you to select a unit that Falls Back.

"You can select for this unit to be eligible to shoot this turn or eligible to declare a charge this turn, or both"

My question is regarding the open-topped rule and raiders.

Open topped says "if this transport made a normal move, advanced, or fell back this turn, embarked units are considered to have done the same"

So if you use Cruel Deception on a Raider to fall back, do the passengers also get to shoot? Because the Unit selected by the stratagem was the raider itself, not the passengers. and if the raider fell back, then as for the passengers they are considered to have fallen back also. Yet, because the raider can shoot, does that benefit carry-over to the passengers??

The embarked unit counts as having fallen back, but they cannot shoot because they dont have permission to do so. Only the raider gets that permission to shoot after falling back from the strat, because the strat has been played on the raider.