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* Don's narrative on how he became a Hollywood star in ''[[Singin' in the Rain|Singin in The Rain]]''. His words paint his journey as a smooth, refined and comfortable one. The series of flashbacks that accompanies them show that it was actually an arduous and often undignified struggle to the top.

{{quote|"Dignity, always dignity!"}}

* This was used early in the movie ''[[Cube]] 2: Hypercube''. One of the characters said he was a plumber, but his flashbacks showed he was actually a secret agent.

* Agent Smecker does this the other direction during the scene that leads up to the Il Duce shootout in ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''- he's an investigator and not a suspect, and describes what he concludes happens as we watch what really happens such as the moment when he pegs Rocco as a "real sicko" who wanted his victim to suffer—and he's on the floor getting choked out by the "victim" and begging for his life. He also gets wrong how many guys are present during the Il Duce shootout based on the [[Throw-Away Guns|number of guns]] at the scene, which it turns out were all used by one guy.

* ''[[The Last Detective]]'' uses this on ocassion, as suspects will give accounts of happenings to Dangerous and co. In one episode, dealing with a murder at a college reunion, one character describes the interaction between the chief suspect and the eventual victim as heated but not really violent, but the audience sees a very vindictive interaction on the brink of coming to blows.

* Used for comedic effect in the TV series ''[[Police Squad!]]'', where the show would open with a Quinn Martin [[Police Procedural]] style title card: "Tonight's Episode," followed by some title, only the title that was announced was a totally different title from what was shown on the screen.

* A favorite comic device on ''[[Top Gear]]'': Jeremy Clarkson's narration frequently contradicts events on screen, usually to deny responsibility for what he did or to claim responsibility for what he didn't do.

* In a variation, unreliable subtitles are used in an episode of [[Law and Order SVU]]. The aunt of two young girls found alone in their apartment comes into the interrogation room and asks the girls what happened in Chinese. The subtitles reflect what the girls actually said but the aunt lies to the detectives. Fortunately, Dr. Huang was there to call her out on it.

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