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Examples should be confined to exposition that is later proved to be flat out wrong, exposition from somebody later proven to be a lying liar who lies or [[Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance|much much less knowledgeable]] than they claim to be, or [[Did Not Do the Research]]-level science in the mouth of somebody who either is willfully simplifying or is a liar, fanatic, or otherwise fundamentally unreliable.
Related to, but separate from [[Unreliable Narrator]], as the Unreliable Narrator is the storyteller; the Unreliable Expositor is merely providing exposition. Similarly, [[Mission Control Is Off Its Meds]] is closely related and may overlap with this trope, but concerns unreliable advice rather than unreliable exposition. May overlap with [[Motivational Lie]]. If characters take turns acting as Unreliable Expositors and their stories cannot be reconciled with each other, you have a [[Rashomon Style]] story.
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