* The tale of the Trojan Horse is usually attributed to Creator/{{Homer}}'s ''Literature/TheIliad'' (or at least assumed to be related therein). In fact, the Trojan Horse incident appears in neither ''The Iliad'' nor its sequel ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' -- it merits only a brief mention in the latter, occurring between the events of the two poems. The lesson the story teaches us, "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts," which is also usually attributed to Homer, is actually a paraphrase of a quote (original quote was more like "I distrust Greeks, even when they do bring gifts") from Virgil's ''Literature/{{Aeneid}}'', making this the mythological equivalent of {{Fanon}}. Of course, OralTradition doesn't really have any "true" authority, but Aeneid was written quite a while later and by a Roman.
** The ''Aeneid'' also claims the Romans were descended from the survivors of Troy, so it wasn't exactly a friendly version of events. Half of it consists of the heroes cleaning up the messes the Greeks in the Odyssey left all over the Mediterranean, and generally making a point of facing the same challenges without getting all of their own men killed in the process.

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* Whenever a non-''Literature/HarryPotter'' fan hears about Harry having romance in his life, it's assumed he'll be getting together with Hermione. Because she's the only female character non-fans have actually heard of. This is made all the more hilarious by the fact that Harry/Hermione [[{{Shipping}} shippers]] are considered a bit of a joke in the fandom due their insistence prior to the end of the series that the pairing would be reciprocated despite Creator/JKRowling telegraphing Ron/Hermione about as obviously as possible.
** A rather more squicky version can be seen with non-''StarWars'' fans (who are usually [[FirstInstallmentWins only aware of the first film]]) assuming any romance of Luke Skywalker is with [[IncestIsRelative Leia]].
** Back to ''Harry Potter'', a lot of portrayals of new Hogwarts students other than Harry entering the school have the new character getting their acceptance letter on their eleventh birthday exactly, forgetting that Harry was sent hundreds before his birthday; he just didn't ''open'' it until Hagrid gave him it after several days of the Dursleys trying to escape them. On top of that, the final application date was the 31st of July, which would seriously screw over the children who turned eleven in August.
* ''[[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'': Hyde was Jekyll's evil, unrestrained side, yes, but Jekyll was ''not'' his own good side. It is specifically pointed out in the book that Jekyll is both good ''and'' evil, a fact nearly every single story, parody, or adaptation based on it forgets. Moreover, Hyde was ''not'' a hulking giant. He was actually smaller and younger-looking than Jekyll.
** However, the last one is a misunderstanding over the statement that Hyde ''was'' growing taller and stronger, representing Jekyll's slide on the evil side. Alan Moore correctly recognizes the fact in the LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen, along with the possibility of the hulking monster as a further stage.
** Also, most people think Jekyll is the protagonist of the story. While adaptaions always focus on Jekyll himself, the protagonist of the original story was Jekyll's friend Gabriel John Utterson, who is investigating the connection between his friend Jekyll and the mysterious Mr. Hyde.

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* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** Whenever a non-fan hears about Harry having romance in his life, it's assumed he'll be getting together with Hermione. Because she's the only female character non-fans have actually heard of. This is made all the more hilarious by the fact that Harry/Hermione [[{{Shipping}} shippers]] are considered a bit of a joke in the fandom due their insistence prior to the end of the series that the pairing would be reciprocated despite Creator/JKRowling telegraphing Ron/Hermione about as obviously as possible.
** A lot of portrayals of new Hogwarts students other than Harry entering the school have the new character getting their acceptance letter on their eleventh birthday exactly, forgetting that Harry was sent hundreds before his birthday; he just didn't ''open'' it until Hagrid gave him it after several days of the Dursleys trying to escape them. On top of that, the final application date was the 31st of July, which would seriously screw over the children who turned eleven in August.
* ''[[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'':
** Hyde was Jekyll's evil, unrestrained side, yes, but Jekyll was ''not'' his own good side. It is specifically pointed out in the book that Jekyll is both good ''and'' evil, a fact nearly every single story, parody, or adaptation based on it forgets. Moreover, Hyde was ''not'' a hulking giant. He was actually smaller and younger-looking than Jekyll, though he ''was'' growing taller and stronger, representing Jekyll's slide on the evil side. Alan Moore correctly recognizes the fact in the LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen, along with the possibility of the hulking monster as a further stage.
** Most people think Jekyll is the protagonist of the story. While adaptations always focus on Jekyll himself, the protagonist of the original story was Jekyll's friend Gabriel John Utterson, who is investigating the connection between his friend Jekyll and the mysterious Mr. Hyde.

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* ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', which the public has unilaterally made the name of [[FrankensteinsMonster the monster]], not its creator, and the monster usually ''is'' named Frankenstein in adaptations not striving for accuracy. This example falls squarely under IAmNotShazam, but it's such a potent example that it merits mention here as well.
** Even better, people typically believe that Victor Frankenstein is a doctor. In the original novel he does not have a doctorate of any sort, and is merely a medical student.
*** Almost everyone "knows" that the monster is a bumbling idiot who means no harm, even though he was actually very intelligent and self-aware in the novel.
** And another one--everyone "knows" the monster was brought to life with [[LightningCanDoAnything lightning]], or at least electricity. Except the novel specifically avoids saying how it was done[[note]]The story is being told from Victor's perspective after the facts, and he states that he does not want anyone to follow in his footsteps, so he's rather vague about the exact process he used[[/note]]. There is a mention of Victor Frankenstein being fascinated by the effects of a lightning strike earlier, but that's it.
** And another one: everyone "knows" that the monster is pure evil from the beginning. Even many of the more faithful adaptations involves Victor narrowly escaping as it immediately assaults him. In the original, the monster tried very hard to be accepted and spent an entire winter caring secretly for a poor family. The rejection he faced everywhere he went led to his killing people.
** Though if you want to get technical, the Monster ''could'' be called Frankenstein as well, if you take him to be essentially Victor's abandoned son as well as his creation. But that's a matter for another place.
** The Monster was being referred to as "Frankenstein" almost immediately, while Mary Shelley was still alive and before the second edition came out in the 1830's. The Monster was named as "Frankenstein" in the program for a play version that came out in Shelley's life-time too, one she enjoyed. "Frankenstein" is a valid name for the Monster, by implied WordOfGod, so CommonKnowledge is correct.
** It is also Common Knowledge that the monster had NoNameGiven. While it is true the narrator refuse to use it, the monster refers to himself and Adam which according to WordOfGod is his official name.

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* ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'':
** The public has unilaterally made "Frankenstein" the name of [[FrankensteinsMonster the monster]], not its creator, and the monster usually ''is'' named Frankenstein in adaptations not striving for accuracy. This example falls squarely under IAmNotShazam, but it's such a potent example that it merits mention here as well.
** People typically believe that Victor Frankenstein is a doctor. In the original novel he does not have a doctorate of any sort, and is merely a medical student.
** Almost everyone "knows" that the monster is a bumbling idiot who means no harm, even though he was actually very intelligent and self-aware in the novel.
** Everyone "knows" the monster was brought to life with [[LightningCanDoAnything lightning]], or at least electricity. Except the novel specifically avoids saying how it was done[[note]]The story is being told from Victor's perspective after the facts, and he states that he does not want anyone to follow in his footsteps, so he's rather vague about the exact process he used[[/note]]. There is a mention of Victor Frankenstein being fascinated by the effects of a lightning strike earlier, but that's it.
** Everyone "knows" that the monster is pure evil from the beginning. Even many of the more faithful adaptations involves Victor narrowly escaping as it immediately assaults him. In the original, the monster tried very hard to be accepted and spent an entire winter caring secretly for a poor family. The rejection he faced everywhere he went led to his killing people.
** It is also Common Knowledge that the monster had NoNameGiven. While it is true the narrator refuses to use it, the monster refers to himself as Adam which, according to WordOfGod, is his official name.

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