History SuspiciouslySpecificDenial / RealLIfe

* O.J. Simpson, famously acquitted of the charge of murdering his ex-wife and her boyfriend, later wrote a book about the event called ''If I Did It'', Later changed to "[-If-] I Did It: Confessions of the Killer" (with the "If" in really tiny font, making it appear at a first glance to read simply "I Did It"). The title changes were done at the request of the Goldmans, who had secured the rights to the book prior to its publications as partial settlement of the money owed them by Simpson as a result of him losing a wrongful death lawsuit brought by them. In any event, even if O.J. did confess outright, he could not be tried again due to "double jeopardy" laws.[[note]]A person acquitted of a crime in the United States cannot subsequently have that acquittal vacated, even if new evidence is discovered proving he did it beyond a reasonable doubt. The only way to get him back would be if it were proven that he obtained the acquittal fraudulently -- ''e.g.'', he or his lawyers bribed or threatened the judge or jury.[[/note]]

* This gem, from a 1932 Nazi paper denying they were planning to overthrow the government:
-->''The next lie aimed against the Nazis will probably be that the Nazis are preparing a march on Switzerland to hang all speculators who fled from Germany and betrayed the German nation!''[[note]]This was MetaphoricallyTrue -- Switzerland was their only neighbor that they ''didn't'' invade, not that they particularly liked them.[[/note]]

* [[Creator/BlizzardEntertainment Blizzard Entertainment]], after banning Hong Kong-based Hearthstone pro Blitzchung and revoking his prize money after he expressed support for the Hong Kong Pro-Democracy protests on an official stream, [[https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23185888/regarding-last-weekend-s-hearthstone-grandmasters-tournament specifically denied that their relationship with China had anything to do with the severity of the punishment.]] This is despite a statement on Hearthstone's official [[https://twitter.com/Slasher/status/1181925730877345793 Weibo account that strongly condemned Blitzchung's actions, and that they "will always respect and defend the pride of our country [China]"]]

* Bill Clinton did NOT have sexual relations with that woman. (It was Monica Lewinsky, and he did.)

** Statements like this are also a way for people or organizations to say, effectively, "We did it, you know we did it, we know you know we did it, you know we are going to get away with it because you can't stop us, and we'll do it again whenever we feel like it. Possibly to you, next time."

* In April 2016, Republican National Committee chairman (later UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's first White House Chief of Staff) Reinhold "Reince" Priebus insisted that he was ''"having fun" during the election season, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPS1H-GVU6A "I'm not pouring Baileys in my cereal"]]. Creator/StephenColbert pointed out that that is exactly the sort of thing someone who's [[DrowningMySorrows pouring Bailey's in their cereal]] ''would'' say.

* Creator/StephenColbert points out that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPS1H-GVU6A "I'm not pouring Baileys in my cereal"]] is exactly the sort of thing someone who's [[DrowningMySorrows pouring Bailey's in their cereal]] ''would'' say.

* [[http://failblog.org/2011/05/09/epic-fail-photos-political-biography-fail/ Tim Pawlenty]] is definitely not gay.

* The Chinese idiom for this trope literally translates to, "There is no silver buried here." It derives from a legend of a not-too-bright man who tried to hide his silver under a few inches of dirt and a sign saying, "There aren't 300 taels of silver buried here." His neighbor Wong stole the silver and left a second sign saying, "Wong from next door didn't steal it." The guy took Wong to court, but the judge was very LiteralMinded and ruled for Wong.

** "Head shops" specialize in cannabis consuming accessories, but since they aren't legally allowed to help people consume cannabis (in places where it's illegal), such accessories will be sold as "tobacco smoking accessories" or "water pipes". These places might even kick you out if you mention weed (or any other illegal substance).

* Websites that require providing personal information when you sign up will often inform you something like "We don't sell your information." or provide a lengthy privacy policy that begins with such a statement. This is often true at face value, but doesn't preclude the company from TRADING your information, or sharing it for free with business partners with whom money is being exchanged as part of a broader arrangement.
** Additionally, if a privacy policy that the user must agree to begins with "We value your privacy," it's not just there for flavor: [[ExactWords You're agreeing that they can assign a]] ''[[ExactWords value]]'' [[ExactWords to your privacy]].

* [[https://notalwaysright.com/when-copay-saved-the-day/177897/ This]] story on Website/NotAlwaysRight story where a customer calls to complain about some odd charges and the employee immediately denies that the company is stealing from them.

** Additionally, if a privacy policy that the user must agree to begins with "We value your privacy," it's not just there for flavor: You're agreeing that they can assign a ''value'' to your privacy.