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* ''Series/TheSpiderwickChronicles2024'': The phony Calliope Brauer fails to fool the real one's father due to being an inch shorter, having a scar in the wrong place, and not getting upset when he calls her "princess."
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* ''Film/TheExperts'': The opening scene shows [=KGB=] trainee Bonnie going through a fake job interview to test her ability to pass as an American. After Mr. Smith proves that she doesn't know the meaning of commonplace modern phrases like "oyster bar," he uses this to convince his bosses that they need to update their training program with instructors who have been to America since the 1950s.
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* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnofJafar'', at the very beginning of the final battle against [[JackassGenie Jafar]], when Jafar, now transformed back into his genie form tries to strangle Aladdin, "Aladdin" turns out to be the Genie in disguise, with the fake Aladdin now wearing a fez on his head, unlike the real Aladdin.

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* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnofJafar'', ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'', at the very beginning of the final battle against [[JackassGenie Jafar]], when Jafar, now transformed back into his genie form tries to strangle Aladdin, "Aladdin" turns out to be the Genie in disguise, with the fake Aladdin now wearing a fez on his head, unlike the real Aladdin.
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* In ''Anime/PokemonHeroes'', the disguises Latias resembles Bianca ([[VideoGame/PokemonBlackandWhite no relation]]), with the only difference being that Latias does not wear the white beret on her head, unlike Bianca, which she is never seen without.


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* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnofJafar'', at the very beginning of the final battle against [[JackassGenie Jafar]], when Jafar, now transformed back into his genie form tries to strangle Aladdin, "Aladdin" turns out to be the Genie in disguise, with the fake Aladdin now wearing a fez on his head, unlike the real Aladdin.
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* ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'': In "The Crone of Cawdor," Darrin prepares to work with Terry Warbell, an attractive young woman who heads a fashion line; after he goes to work, an elderly woman shows up in the Stephens' neighborhood claiming that ''she's'' the real Terry. Endora gets suspicious and disguises herself as an employee at [=McMann=] and Tate, Darrin's company, to talk to Terry about the latest clothing trends. When Terry gives hopelessly outdated answers, Endora correctly deduces that she's the titular Crone, who has swapped bodies with the actual Ms. Warbell--the Crone of Cawdor may ''look'' the part, but she forgot to research what Terry actually does for a living.
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** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre Parsley Massacre]] was a period of anti-Haitian genocide carried out by Rafael Trujillo, who was the dictator of the Dominican Republic. Trujillo's soldiers captured thousands of people on the frontier between the Dominican Republic and Haiti and made them say the word ''perejil'' (Spanish for "parsley"). Those who couldn't pronounce the word the Spanish way as opposed to the Haitian/French way were deemed to be Haitians and killed.

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** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre Parsley Massacre]] of 1937 was a period of anti-Haitian genocide carried out by Rafael Trujillo, who was the dictator of the Dominican Republic. Republic at the time. Trujillo's soldiers captured thousands of people on the frontier between the Dominican Republic and Haiti and made them say the word ''perejil'' (Spanish for "parsley"). Those who couldn't pronounce the word the Spanish way as opposed to the Haitian/French way were deemed to be Haitians and killed.
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** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre Parsley Massacre]] was a period of anti-Haitian genocide carried out by Rafael Trujillo, who was the dictator of the Dominican Republic. Trujillo's soldiers captured thousands of people on the frontier between the Dominican Republic and Haiti and made them say the word ''perejil'' (Spanish for "parsley"). Those who couldn't say the word the Spanish way were deemed to be Haitians and killed.

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** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre Parsley Massacre]] was a period of anti-Haitian genocide carried out by Rafael Trujillo, who was the dictator of the Dominican Republic. Trujillo's soldiers captured thousands of people on the frontier between the Dominican Republic and Haiti and made them say the word ''perejil'' (Spanish for "parsley"). Those who couldn't say pronounce the word the Spanish way as opposed to the Haitian/French way were deemed to be Haitians and killed.
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** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre Parsley Massacre]] in which Rafael Trujillo's regime in the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide was so named due to Dominican troops interrogating thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction (the Spanish pronunciation of the word, which the Dominicans used, is markedly different from the French and Haitian way of saying the word) were deemed to be Haitians and killed.

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** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre Parsley Massacre]] in which was a period of anti-Haitian genocide carried out by Rafael Trujillo, who was the dictator of the Dominican Republic. Trujillo's regime in soldiers captured thousands of people on the frontier between the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide was so named due to Dominican troops interrogating thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim and Haiti and made them say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". ''perejil'' (Spanish for "parsley"). Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction (the Spanish pronunciation of the word, which the Dominicans used, is markedly different from the French and Haitian way of saying the word) were deemed to be Haitians and killed.
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** The Parsley Massacre in which Rafael Trujillo's regime in the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide was so named due to Dominican troops interrogating thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction were deemed to be Haitians and killed.

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** The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_massacre Parsley Massacre Massacre]] in which Rafael Trujillo's regime in the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide was so named due to Dominican troops interrogating thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction (the Spanish pronunciation of the word, which the Dominicans used, is markedly different from the French and Haitian way of saying the word) were deemed to be Haitians and killed.
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** During the infamous Parsley Massacre in which Rafael Trujillo's regime in the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide, Dominican troops interrogated thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction were deemed to be Haitians and killed.

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** During the infamous The Parsley Massacre in which Rafael Trujillo's regime in the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide, genocide was so named due to Dominican troops interrogated interrogating thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction were deemed to be Haitians and killed.
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* During the infamous Parsley Massacre in which Rafael Trujillo's regime in the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide, Dominican troops interrogated thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction were deemed to be Haitians and killed.

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* ** During the infamous Parsley Massacre in which Rafael Trujillo's regime in the Dominican Republic engaged in anti-Haitian genocide, Dominican troops interrogated thousands of civilians, demanding that each victim say the word ''perejil'', which means "parsley". Those who couldn't say the word to the interrogators' satisfaction were deemed to be Haitians and killed.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q44KctcOTcg&lc In this short by CocobrED]], Kaepernick catches out a demon impersonating a Jehovah's Witness by his wearing of a cross (which real Jehovah's Witnesses do not wear because of their beliefs regarding idolatry).


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See also CoverIdentityAnomaly and SpottingTheThread.

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See also CoverIdentityAnomaly and SpottingTheThread.
SpottingTheThread. SuperTrope of EyeDentityGiveaway in case the eyes are genuinely forgotten and not just a visual cue for audience's benefit.



* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', when the masked men take on Nanoha and Fate’s identities, parts of their Barrier Jackets are not the correct color. This is likely because [[spoiler:cats, and -- by extension -- {{Cat Girl}}s, are {{colorblind|Confusion}}]]. Not that it really matters, since the person they were trying to fool had never seen Nanoha or Fate in their Barrier Jackets.

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* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', when ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'': When the masked men take on Nanoha Nanoha's and Fate’s Fate's identities, parts of their Barrier Jackets are not the correct color. This is likely because [[spoiler:cats, and -- by extension -- {{Cat Girl}}s, are {{colorblind|Confusion}}]]. Not that it really matters, since the person they were trying to fool had never seen Nanoha or Fate in their Barrier Jackets.



* An episode of the ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'' involves a Ditto that could transform into other Pokémon flawlessly, except that it couldn't match their faces.

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* An episode of the ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'' involves ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'':
** "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion": Duplica is an on-stage impersonator and
a Ditto that could transform pokémon trainer specializing in ditto. However, her current ditto can't keep up because its otherwise flawless transformation into other Pokémon flawlessly, except that it couldn't pokémon is hampered by its inability to match their faces.faces. Duplica has therefore put the showbiz on pause while she and Ditto work on his facial transformation. Funnily enough, she finds that her own impersonation game could use some work when she dresses up like Ash and Brock is immediately able to identify her as a girl. With the protagonists' (and Team Rocket's) help, though, Ditto finally learns to transform fully.
** "Imitation Confrontation": Duplica meets the protagonists again when she's busy training a second ditto and this one has the quirk that while its transformation is perfect in form, it cannot adjust its volume to match whatever pokémon it imitates. By this point, Duplica has learned to embrace imperfect transformation and looks forward to assembling a team of ditto who all transform imperfectly in their own way. As per the last time they met, Duplica's imitation game is still not good enough to fool Brock, who can readily tell that her disguise as Nurse Joy is not the real deal.

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