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'''Based on a Great Big Lie''' is a specific type of [[Dan Browned]]. The author may make heavy use of [[Metaphorically True|half-truths]] to justify himself.
Compare [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]. Contrast [[Roman à Clef]]. Not to be confused with a [[Big Lie]].
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== Film ==
* The original ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' was supposedly based on a true story, but no such "massacre" ever took place. Leatherface is allegedly loosely based on the killer<ref>According to the FBI a person needs to kill three people with a "cooldown" period in between the murders to qualify as a serial killer; Gein killed only two.</ref> Ed Gein. The director mentioned in the DVD commentary that if you check the dates during which the fictional events supposedly occur, they correspond with the dates that they were filming the movie. So, [[From a Certain Point of View]] the events really did happen. In a way.
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