History Main / PinocchioNose

** This bites Pinocchio in the ass in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'' when he comes under interrogation from a villain and obviously can't successfully lie to him because his nose will give him away. Pinocchio gets around this by making a statement so completely confusing that even he doesn't know what he's saying.

* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Lelouch and Suzaku can tell when the other is lying if they are looking away. Suzaku figures out that Lelouch is lying in his confession of [[spoiler:deliberately geassing Euphie to kill the Japanese at the SAZ]].

Not to be confused with a GagNose (except of course that Pinocchio's own nose is an example of both tropes).

* Oh and the other Boov from ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'' change colors when they feel different emotions, including turning green when they try to lie, something Tip is quick to catch onto.
* The creators of ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' have confirmed that whenever Aladdin tells a lie, the feather on his Prince Ali hat falls in his face.
** Not to mention Genie's ''literal'' Pinocchio Nose - and head - when Aladdin first tells him he'll wish for Genie's freedom.
* Fflewddur Fflam's harp from ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', which always breaks a string whenever he tells a lie.

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24899362 That's How Much I Think Our Friendship Is Worth,]]'' the twang of [[VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings Ninten's]] accent becomes more apparent when he lies.
->''“I AIN’T LYIN’!”''

* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9009337/1/The-Reality-Of-Love The Reality of Love]]'' Harry tells Snape that his wand arm always becomes stiffer when he tells a direct lie.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7595550/8/What-A-Summer-This-Will-Be What a Summer This Will Be]]'' Snape ponders his knowledge of Harry's habits, such as the fact that he always looks to the right when he's lying and to the left when he's lost for words.

* In ''[[http://www.potionsandsnitches.net/fanfiction/viewstory.php?sid=2985&textsize=0&chapter=18 Red as Fire]]'' Luna notices that when Harry lies the left side of his mouth twitches and his voice gets a little louder.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10982726/2/The-Wedding-Date-Version-2 The Wedding Date]]'' Draco notices that when Harry lies he gives an innocent smile.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9717032/1/Harry-Hermione-and-Lily Harry, Hermione and Lily]]'' the sign that Ron's lying is the tops of his ears turning red.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4912291/18/The-Best-Revenge The Best Revenge]]'':
-->Snape did not inform Dumbledore that he had long ago twigged to the fact that "dear boy," was Dumbledore's "tell:" the proof positive that he was evading or obfuscating or outright lying. It was too useful to give away.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10324605/8/Complications Complications]]'':
-->Marvolo knew he was lying due to Dumbledore immediately going for a lemon drop. It was one of the old man's tells.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11673437/10/The-Betrothal The Betrothal]]'' Ginny claims she wants to buy her father a Christmas gift at the office-supply store.
-->'''Sarai:''' What's your real reason?\\
'''Ginny:''' What do you mean?\\
'''Sarai:''' Your nose twitches when you lie, and your nose definitely just twitched when you said you were going to the supply store.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13349662/1/Sacrificial-Snake Sacrificial Snake]]'':
-->'''Sirius:''' But you wouldn't even tell us where you were!\\
'''Harry:''' Because Dumbledore would have made me go back to the Dursleys. And you would have told him where I was.\\
'''Sirius:''' I wanted to just come and visit.\\
'''Blaise:''' Are you aware that your eyes dart off to the side when you lie, Black?
* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': During the story's iteration of the G8 arc, Usopp has to pretend to be a new recruit when interrogated by a suspicious senior officer (and he's helped by Cross and Soundbite feeding him the necessary answers to not give himself away). The officer looks convinced, and Usopp starts to relax and look more confident...only for Cross to warn him that what'll tip the Marines off is his habit of getting arrogant if he thinks anyone's fallen for his lies, and that being ''scared'' of the officer is the appropriate response to have at that moment. Hearing that, Usopp doesn't need to fake the nervousness when the officer turns to talk to him again.

* Every time Monmon from ''Manga/ZatchBell'' lies, his face will grow longer.

* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Lelouch and Suzaku can tell when the other is lying if they are looking away. Suzaku figures out that Lelouch is lying in his confession of [[spoiler:deliberately geassing Euphie to kill the Japanese at the SAZ]].
* In ''Manga/{{Arago}}'', the titular character has a habit of tugging at his ear whenever he's lying.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Usopp lies many times throughout the series. Also, throughout the series, his nose gradually grows longer, but it's normally ignored in the show.
** Luffy is a ''terrible'' liar. If he tries to lie, he looks away from who he's talking to, sweats profusely, and barely opens his mouth as if he'd let the truth out if he did.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries''
** When Ash brags about his victories and badges he's won in "Path to the Pokémon League", his nose grows longer because he had barely won any battles and had only two badges at that point. However, it's not a reference to Pinocchio, but rather a yōkai called {{Tengu}}, whose long nose signifies arrogance rather than a lie ([[ExactWords as what Ash says is technically true]]).
** James gets a Tengu nose in "A Way Off Day Off" when he starts boasting about his "foolproof" plan to steal the protagonists' Pokémon.

* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': Tanjiro can't tell a lie without being so pained that his face contorts.
* In ''Manga/KotaroLivesAlone,'' [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Kotaro]]'s old friend Tasuku shows up and keeps hitting him up for money, supposedly so help pay for them to move in together. Kotaro goes along with this for a while before informing Tasuku that his finger twitches when he lies.

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* Pinocchio himself appears in a ''Series/SesameStreet'' skit where Kermit - in his reporter outfit - asks him to demonstrate his "talent". Unfortunately for Kermit, Pinocchio gets carried away, and tells lots and ''lots'' of absurd lies, snagging Kermit with his nose, pushing him through the wall and about a mile over the forest outside.

-->'''Carding:''' My dear Spelter, you blush when you inadvertently tell the truth.
-->'''Spelter:''' I didn't blush!
-->'''Carding:''' Precisely my point.

* In Creator/TerryPratchett's novel, ''Literature/{{Sourcery}}'':

** Sam Vimes actually has one in the form of another character. Captain Carrot flinches whenever he hears a direct lie, so when Vimes tries to lie to Vetinari with Carrot in the room, Vetinari just watches Carrot's face.

* The NSFW webcomic ''Webcomic/BlackHole'' had an arc that featured a puppet brought to life with a problem like this, except instead of her nose growing, her ''breasts'' grew with every lie.

* Pinocchio is one of the characters that Advertising/{{GEICO}} uses and, of course, whenever he tells a lie, his nose grows.

The TropeNamer, of course, is [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio Pinocchio]], whose nose increased in size whenever he lied.

The TropeNamer, of course, is {{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}}, whose nose increased in size whenever he lied.