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eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
16th Apr, 2024 09:01:30 AM
Second case is related to "Not Making This Up" Disclaimer.
KD
Since: May, 2009
16th Apr, 2024 09:47:18 AM
The character telling the viewers to do anything is Breaking the Fourth Wall.
(I should also mention Audience Participation and Fake Interactivity involve characters telling the audience to do something — interact with the show — but those don't match your example.)
Basically, in a show, a character will learn about a crazy thing that actually real/ something that's obvious to everyone. And then the joke plays out where the character has to look it up to learn about the said thing.
Other ways the trope is used is when the character talks to the viewers, telling them to look it up, for it's actually real.