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== Fan Fiction ==

* Invoked in the crossover ''[[The Man qith No Name (fanfic)|The Man With No Name]]''.

'''Security Mook''': Not so much. }}

* Happens with Leonardo in the last chapter of a very short [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] Drabble-Fanfic titled ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3498384/1/Under_The_Influence Under The Influence]''.

* In the ''[[Death Note]]'' [[Alternate Universe Fic|AU]] ''[[Alternative Gods]]'' when the SPK show up at the NPA's Cybercrimes division:

{{quote|'''Halle''': We have reasons to believe Kira is an exceptionally talented and highly skilled genius member of the Japanese NPA's Cybercrimes division.

''[[Description Cut|At that precise moment, Matsuda's printer viciously ate ten sheets of paper at once, choked on them, and died.]]'' }}

* In the ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fic ''Mistakes'', China does not want to talk about his drug habit;

* Subverted in ''[[The Incredibles]]'' when Dash puts a tack (drawing pin) on the teacher's chair, is caught on video tape and still gets away with it due to being almost too fast to see.

* In the 1997 Harland Williams comedy ''RocketMan'', astronaut Fred Randall's oxygen tank springs a leak, so he is connected to his superior via a breathing hose, in order that they might share air on the surface of the planet Mars. Randall then has an... ''ahem'', "attack of indigestion", the effects of which cross over to Commander Overbeck's suit, prompting the above memorable exchange (which is no doubt familiar to most people from [[Real Life]]). Randall finally relents and admits to it, but not for long:

'''Fred Randall''': Now ''that'' was Julie! }}

* In ''[[Role Models]]'' there is a funny minor scene with the lawer Beth defending a thief. He's taped on security camera (identifying himself by name and admitting that he is currently committing theft) and he still insists he didn't do it.

* Close to the end of ''[[In the Loop]],'' [[Magnificent Bastard|Malcolm Tucker]] discovers that Toby (Simon Foster's assistant) was the one leaking information to the press, and confronts him; Toby makes a rather half-hearted attempt at denying it...

{{quote|'''Malcolm:''' I know it was you who leaked Linton's war committee.

'''Malcolm:''' That's better. }}

* In ''[[Madagascar]]'', Alex the lion reverts to his primal instincts and attacks his zebra friend Marty, then realises what he's doing just as he bites. Awkward pause:

** And then there's the inversion of "Done It" Duncan, who confesses to every single crime ever committed, even if it's completely impossible for him to have committed it.

* Robert Zubrin's ''The Holy Land''. The President and his advocates do this all the time; none of the significant characters actually BELIEVE them, but plenty of them find accepting the lie more profitable and useful than calling them on it. Back to that first entry under [[Truth in Television]], below...

* There is a story told about the possibly fictional possibly real Mulla Nasreddin (the Muslim World's [[Trickster Archetype]]):

** A neighbour came to the gate of Mulla Nasreddin's yard. The Mulla went to meet him outside. "Would you mind, Mulla," the neighbour asked, "lending me your donkey today? I have some goods to transport to the next town." Having heard that that particular man was occasionally rather harsh with his own donkeys, the Mulla didn't feel inclined to lend out the animal to that him, however. So, not to seem rude, he answered: "I'm sorry, but I've already lent him to somebody else." All of a sudden the donkey could be heard braying loudly behind the wall of the yard. "But Mulla," the neighbour exclaimed. "I can hear it behind that wall!" "Who do you believe," the Mulla replied indignantly. "The donkey or your Mulla?"

'''George:''' ...Oh. Um... But you are Captain Blackadder's batman?

'''Baldrick:''' No!

'''Baldrick:''' No, it isn't! }}

* "Deny Everything" was one of the themes on ''[[The X-Files]]''.

'''Sue:''' Well, you've clearly made up your mind not to be impartial in this case. }}

* ''[[Supernatural]]'', "Swan Song". In plain view of everyone, Castiel hits [[Archangel Michael|Michael]] with flaming sacred oil.

'''Castiel:''' Um... ''no.'' }}

* ''[[iCarly]]'', in "iHave My Principals":

{{quote|'''Gary''': ''(to Yuki)'' YOUR DAD IS TAKERU "TENTACLE KING" OYAMA?! THE PREMIER TENTACLE HENTAI ARTIST OF THE DOUJIN WORLD?! ''(catches Yuki's [[Death Glare|look]])'' I... I mean... I have no idea who that is.}}

** In a later strip, when Zii nibbles Gary's earlobe:

'''Gary:''' No, but on an unrelated topic, I need to go shower right away. }}

 

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