History Main / LyingByOmission

* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'': {{Invoked|Trope}} when Clippy makes a highly illicit flight to a secret base as part of a criminal conspiracy. Being a Robot, he's a BadLiar and can just be [[IncapableOfDisobeying ordered to tell the truth]], so his hirelings [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2400/fc02390.htm ask him]] to hide in a closet -- if he's questioned, he can say that he was hiding there during the flight, omitting that it was ''his flight''.
-->'''Mr. Parka:''' Just because something is true doesn't mean it's not a lie.

* ''Literature/BooksOfTheRaksura'': When Stone first meets Moon and invites him to Indigo Cloud Court, he tells Moon that he's bringing back a present for his great-great-granddaughter Jade. The present turns out to be [[TheMatchmaker Moon himself]] -- [[IAmWho unknown to Moon]], he was born into the Consort caste, capable of fathering new Queens like Jade. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d later by Moon's relief that Stone didn't pretend the omission was anything but a lie.

%% Where's the omission? This is homophones and possibly ExactWords.
* Adam and Jimmie of ''Series/TheManShow'' got dozens of women to sign a petition to end Women's Suffrage (the right to vote) by phrasing it to sound like they meant "suffering". Things like, "Women have been suffraging in this country for decades, and nobody's done anything to stop it!"

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive. She told Sweeney that Lucy had poisoned herself after her rape by Judge Turpin, and despite Mrs. Lovett never outright stating it, anyone would have come to the conclusion that Lucy was dead. But what Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney was that Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman; and the reason she never let him know was because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that Lucy was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive. She told Sweeney that Lucy had poisoned herself after her rape by Judge Turpin, and despite Mrs. Lovett never outright stating it, anyone would have come to the conclusion that Lucy was dead. But what Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney was that Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman; and the reason she never let him know was because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that Lucy was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive. She told Sweeney that Lucy had poisoned herself after her rape by Judge Turpin, and despite the fact that Mrs. Lovett never outright stated it, anyone would have come to the conclusion that Lucy was dead. But what Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney was that Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman; and the reason she never let him know was because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that Lucy was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive. She told Sweeney that Lucy had poisoned herself after her rape by Judge Turpin, and despite the fact that Mrs. Lovett never outright stated it, anybody would have come to the conclusion that Lucy was dead. But what Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney was that Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, and the reason she never let Sweeney know his wife was still alive was because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that Lucy was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive. She told Sweeney that Lucy had poisoned herself with arsenic after her rape by Judge Turpin, and despite the fact that Mrs. Lovett never outright stated it, anybody would have come to the conclusion that Lucy was dead. But what Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney was that Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, and the reason she never let Sweeney know his wife was still alive was because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that Lucy was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

%% Where's the omission? This is homophones and possibly ExactWords. * Adam and Jimmie of ''Series/TheManShow'' got dozens of women to sign a petition to end Women's Suffrage (the right to vote) by phrasing it to sound like they meant "suffering". Things like, "Women have been suffraging in this country for decades, and nobody's done anything to stop it!"

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive. She told Sweeney that Lucy had poisoned herself with arsenic after her rape by Judge Turpin, and despite the fact that Mrs. Lovett never outright stated it, anyone would have come to the conclusion that Lucy was dead. But what Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney was that Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, and the reason she never let Sweeney know his wife was still alive was because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that Lucy was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive. She told Sweeney that Lucy had poisoned herself after her rape by Judge Turpin, and despite Mrs. Lovett never outright stating it, anyone would have come to the conclusion that Lucy was dead. But what Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney was that Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, and the reason she never let him know his wife was still alive was because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that Lucy was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself after her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that Lucy was dead despite never actually stating it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney about because she wanted him for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that Lucy was dead despite never actually stating it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney about because she wanted him for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive until he had already killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that Lucy was dead despite never actually stating it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney about because she wanted him for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe she was dead despite never actually stating it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney about because she wanted him for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told Sweeney about because she wanted him for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told him about because she wanted him for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told him about because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never out-and-out stating that she'd died. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told him about because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating that she'd died from it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman, which Mrs. Lovett never told him about because she wanted Sweeney for herself. Because of this deception, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating that she'd died from it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman. Because of Mrs. Lovett's deception, which she engaged in because she wanted Sweeney for herself, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating that she'd died from it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and had to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman. Because of Mrs. Lovett's omissive lie, which she told because she wanted Sweeney for herself, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating that she'd died from it. But as it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and ended up having to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman. Because of Mrs. Lovett's omissive lie, which she told because she wanted Sweeney for herself, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': During the final sequence of the play, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Mrs. Lovett knew all along that Lucy Barker, Sweeney's wife, was still alive, telling Sweeney that she had poisoned herself following her rape by Judge Turpin and leading him to believe that she was dead despite never actually stating that she'd died from it. As it turned out, Lucy survived her poisoning and ended up having to be committed to BedlamHouse, becoming the Beggar Woman. Because of Mrs. Lovett's omissive lie, which she told because she wanted Sweeney for herself, Sweeney never found out that his wife was still alive till he had killed her himself prior to taking final vengeance on Judge Turpin]].

* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': Mrs. Lovett: "No, I never lied. Said [[spoiler:she took a poison]], she did. Never said [[spoiler:that she died]]."

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'': Count Dooku unsuccessfully attempts to persuade Obi-Wan Kenobi to switch sides to the Separatists by expounding on the corruption of the Republic Senate and that the Republic is now under the control of the Dark Lord of the Sith. This is, in fact, literally true, but for obvious reasons, he omits the part where Darth Sidious is also ''his own'' master and is [[PlayingBothSides simultaneously puppeteering the Separatists]].

* ''Literature/TheBible'': In ''Literature/TheBookOfGenesis'', Joseph's brothers (unlike in [[Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat the musical adaptation]]) don't actually lie to their father Jacob that Joseph is dead. They just give him Joseph's coat, which they stained with goat's blood, and say "We found this," leaving him to draw the conclusion that Joseph was eaten by a wild animal. They leave out the fact that they found the coat still being worn by Joseph, and that they ripped it off him before throwing him into a pit and then selling him into slavery.

* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' book ''Mapleshade's Vengeance'', Mapleshade's kits were fathered by a cat from another Clan, but her own Clan assumes that the father was their recently deceased Clanmate Birchface, and Mapleshade doesn't correct them - for instance, when Frecklewish asks, assuming this is the case, and offers to help raise them due to believing them to be kin, Mapleshade says only "You have answered my prayers, Frecklewish. My kits and I are no longer alone." She justifies it to herself by thinking "I have not lied out loud."