History Main / CassandraDidIt

** This happens to an Elgyem in episode 33 of ''Pokemon: Best Wishes''.

* According to the eponymous detective of the BBC series ''{{Sherlock}}'', certain members of the London Metropolitan Police have assumed that the self-proclaimed sociopath demonstrating extensive knowledge of the crime and attempting to insert himself into the investigation must be the killer. [[StealthPun No kidding?]]

* In volume 5 of ''{{Empowered}}'', the Superhomies (especially Major Havoc) blame Emp for the trouble [[spoiler:Fleshmaster / dWARf!]] caused at the Capeys, since she "so obviously" could never win a fight against a supervillain on her own and must ahve planned it and may even be a closeted villain herself. The telepath Mindf██k reads Emp's mind and sides with Emp, but Havoc doubts Mindf██k's abilities and still thinks Emp had something to do with it and issued a gag order on all public discussions on the matter, leaving Emp unable to defend herself publicly against the already-started rumors.

A possible outcome of a CassandraTruth, as well as a potential fate of TheJorEl. Related to ShootTheMessenger.

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Bridle Gossip": Twilight and friends confront Zecora, a mysterious zebra who lives in [[TheLostWoods the Everfree Forest]] and whom everyone suspects of being a witch. Zecora departs into the woods with a cryptic warning about "those leaves of blue" the ponies are standing near, which the other ponies assume is some kind of curse. Sure enough, [[ScrewballSerum a weird affliction]] strikes the ponies the next day, and guess who they blame? Naturally, Zecora has nothing to do with their condition, and it turned out to be the fault of the blue-leaved plants they were walking through earlier, which are actually a magical plant called [[JustForPun "poison joke"]].

* The IronMaiden song "The Prophecy".

* In a ''{{Jaws}}'' parody storyline in ''SchlockMercenary'', Der Trihs tells the authorities that a shark is behind the killings, but they don't believe him because [[MisplacedWildlife sharks aren't native to that world]]. He sarcastically suggests that it must have been a stealth submarine with a shark-jaw mechanism, and they immediately decide that Der Trihs is responsible, and it was ''his'' stealth shark-submarine, and arrest him. Even when the MadScientist who created the sharks confesses, the police are convinced that he was Der Trihs's co-conspirator.

* Often happens to Gary when he trys to fix the next day's events that he read about in the ''EarlyEdition''.

As idiotic as this kind of reasoning sounds, it is possible to use it in such a way that's not completely stupid. TheUnintelligible may have shown up for the sole purpose of warning us about the catastrophe, but if we can't understand him, well, blaming him for the problem makes as much sense as anything else. Additionally, once Cassandra has been revealed as knowing something, the idea that she's an accomplice is plausible- although, since she's trying to warn you, treating her like a criminal is still pretty dumb.

* The {{Pokemon}} Absol is considered a bad omen, because it is only ever seen before diasters strike. Of course, it can predict disasters and is just trying to warn people.

* In ''Empowered'' volume 5, the Superhomies (especially Major Havoc) blame Emp for the trouble dWARf! caused at the Capeys, since she "so obviously" could never win a fight against a supervillain on her own and must ahve planned it and may even be a closeted villain herself. Mindf*** pointed out that she had read Emp's mind and seen what had happened, but Havoc still thinks Emp had something to do with it and issued a gag order on all public discussions on the matter, leaving Emp unable to defend herself publicly against the already-started rumors.

* In volume 5 of ''{{Empowered}}'', the Superhomies (especially Major Havoc) blame Emp for the trouble [[spoiler:Fleshmaster / dWARf!]] caused at the Capeys, since she "so obviously" could never win a fight against a supervillain on her own and must ahve planned it and may even be a closeted villain herself. The telepath Mindf██k reads Emp's mind and sides with Emp, but Havoc doubts Mindf██k's abilities and still thinks Emp had something to do with it and issued a gag order on all public discussions on the matter, leaving Emp unable to defend herself publicly against the already-started rumors.

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', "Bridle Gossip": Twilight and friends confront Zecora, a mysterious zebra who lives in [[TheLostWoods the Everfree Forest]] and whom everyone suspects of being a witch. Zecora departs into the woods with a cryptic warning about "those leaves of blue" the ponies are standing near, which the other ponies assume is some kind of curse. Sure enough, [[ScrewballSerum a weird affliction]] strikes the ponies the next day, and guess who they blame? Naturally, Zecora has nothing to do with their condition, and it turned out to be the fault of the blue-leaved plants they were walking through earlier, which are actually a magical plant called [[JustForPun "poison joke"]].

* In [[Empowered]] volume 5, the Superhomies (especially Major Havoc) blame Emp for the trouble dWARf! caused at the Capeys, since she "so obviously" could never win a fight against a supervillain on her own and must ahve planned it and may even be a closeted villain herself. Mindf*** pointed out that she had read Emp's mind and seen what had happened, but Havoc still thinks Emp had something to do with it and issued a gag order on all public discussions on the matter, leaving Emp unable to defend herself publicly against the already-started rumors.

* According to the ''FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' book that was released for charity, Augeries in ''HarryPotter'' are feared because they're said to prophesise death. [[spoiler: They really cry in advance of bad weather.]]

* This is one AlternateCharacterInterpretation concerning the Mothman, which appears in fiction in TheMothmanProphecies.

* This happens to Dusk in the DCComics CrisisCrossover ''FinalNight''. She arrived on Earth and announced the Sun was going to get eaten. The Sun was then eaten. Obviously her fault.

* This happens in ''The Passage'' when Amy shows up at Jaxon's village.

* According to the eponymous detective of the BBC series ''{{Sherlock}}'', certain members of the London Metropolitan Police have assumed that the self-proclaimed sociopath demonstrating extensive knowledge of the crime and attempting to insert himself into the investigation must be the killer. [[StealthPun No kidding?]]

* According to the [[AllThereInTheManual Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them]] book that was released for charity, Augeries in ''HarryPotter'' are feared because they're said to prophesise death. [[spoiler: They really cry in advance of bad weather.]]

* Pretty much every episode of ''Kid Vs. Kat''

* The IronMaiden song "The Prophecy".

* In a ''{{Jaws}}'' parody storyline in ''SchlockMercenary'', Der Trihs tells the authorities that a shark is behind the killings, but they don't believe him because [[MisplacedWildlife sharks aren't native to that world]]. He sarcastically suggests that it must have been a stealth submarine with a shark-jaw mechanism, and they immediately decide that Der Trihs is responsible, and it was ''his'' stealth shark-submarine, and arrest him. Even when the MadScientist who created the sharks confesses, the police are convinced that he was Der Trihs's co-conspirator.

* A villain in ''DragonBallGT'' twisted this to his advantage, threatening a village with the earthquakes he could only detect.

* This is one AlternateCharacterInterpretation concerning the Mothman, which appears in fiction in TheMothmanProphecies.

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