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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''The [[Fantastic Four]] versus The [[X-Men]]'', Reed Richards' journal contains entries similar to what he remembers writing, but shifted to a context that suggests that he [[Reluctant Mad Scientist|deliberately arranged]] to expose the group to the cosmic rays that [[Super -Hero Origin|gave them their powers]] because [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|the world needed powerful defenders]]. The discovery of these entries nearly destroys the team. At the end of the story, Sue concludes that the journal had been altered by [[Doctor Doom]].
 
== [[Film]] ==
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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV)|Arrested Development]]'' lampshades it: GOB tells a reporter, "Don't edit this so it sounds like I killed Earl Milford!", which is of course reduced to "I killed Earl Milford!"
* In the ''[[Babylon 5 (TV)|Babylon 5]]'' episode "The Illusion Of Truth," a reporter's interview footage is taken out of context and combined with slanted commentary to produce a propaganda hit piece.
** This was so effective that for a lot of fans it produced more anger than anything else the bad guys did.
** It was so effective as a fictional example of propaganda and bad, dishonest journalism that the episode is shown and studied in Media Studies and Journalism classes.
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