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** A tragic example happens in the main series after [[spoiler:Lelouch accidentally Geasses Euphemia into going on a genocidal rampage against the Japanese, then shoots her dead. A dying Euphemia asks Suzaku if her project to create a place where the Japanese could live independent was a success, and Suzaku says that it was.]]


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* Near the end of ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', as Muzan [[spoiler:is trying to make Tanjiro into the next demon king after dying]], Muzan makes many blatantly false claims to try to break Tanjiro's spirit and force him to submit. The most obviously untrue is that Tanjiro's dead comrades resent him for living on while they died. Despite suffering from SurvivorGuilt in the past, Tanjiro knows this is untrue- his fellow Demon Slayers might have suffered hardship and sacrificed their lives, but they would never wish that on anyone else. Tanjiro is proven right when [[spoiler:the arms of his dead comrades push him upwards to where the arms of Nezuko and the surviving Demon Slayers pull him away from Muzan's grasp.]]

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* In the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' manga.
** A murder occurs at Bird Wing's last concert, so Edgeworth questions the surviving members of the band. Hiedei claims that she went over to comfort Bryan after Hammond (the victim) chewed him out, but she actually insulted him. The lie is obvious enough for the viewers, but it doesn't make Hiedei any more suspicious.
** Mitt Nelson is a StalkerWithoutACrush for Emi St. Cloud. When he's found hiding in her luggage, he says, "Good evening... I'm not doing anything suspicious."



* In ''Manga/AreYouLost'', the four girls, who are stranded on a deserted island, catch a frog to eat. Asuka, who's holding the frog, is so disgusted by the prospect of eating it that she lets it go and claims that she accidentally lost it. Surprisingly enough, Homare, the survival expert of the group, actually believes that it was an accident, and chides Asuka for her carelessness, while Mutsu sees right through it.



** [[spoiler:Eren Yeager]] tricks Falco into introducing him to Reiner by claiming to be Reiner's old friend. Too late, Falco realizes what's wrong with the story he heard- if Reiner had met his "old friend" more than four years ago, he did so [[spoiler:while infiltrating the Island of Paradis]], thus meaning that [[spoiler:Eren]] is actually an enemy- something he should have noticed in advance.

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** [[spoiler:Eren Yeager]] tricks Falco into introducing him to Reiner by claiming to be Reiner's old friend. Too late, Falco realizes what's wrong with the story he heard- heard -- if Reiner had met his "old friend" more than four years ago, he did so [[spoiler:while infiltrating the Island of Paradis]], thus meaning that [[spoiler:Eren]] is actually an enemy- enemy -- something he should have noticed in advance.



* In ''Manga/AreYouLost'', the four girls, who are stranded on a deserted island, catch a frog to eat. Asuka, who's holding the frog, is so disgusted by the prospect of eating it that she lets it go and claims that she accidentally lost it. Surprisingly enough, Homare, the survival expert of the group, actually believes that it was an accident, and chides Asuka for her carelessness, while Mutsu sees right through it.
* In the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' manga.
** A murder occurs at Bird Wing's last concert, so Edgeworth questions the surviving members of the band. Hiedei claims that she went over to comfort Bryan after Hammond (the victim) chewed him out, but she actually insulted him. The lie is obvious enough for the viewers, but it doesn't make Hiedei any more suspicious.
** Mitt Nelson is a StalkerWithoutACrush for Emi St. Cloud. When he's found hiding in her luggage, he says, "Good evening... I'm not doing anything suspicious."



* The supposedly "gag free" episode 24 of ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' does still have gags; they're just not as frequent as usual.

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* The supposedly "gag free" episode Episode 24 of ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' does still have gags; they're just not as frequent as usual.



* In volume 6 of ''LightNovel/OverLord2012'', during the raid of the Eight Fingers' hideout, Sebas {{no sell}}s the ultimate attack from one of their strongest fighters and then kills him in turn with a single strike. He remarks to his companions that he was just "a little bit stronger" which no one buys for even a second.

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* In volume Volume 6 of ''LightNovel/OverLord2012'', during the raid of the Eight Fingers' hideout, Sebas {{no sell}}s the ultimate attack from one of their strongest fighters and then kills him in turn with a single strike. He remarks to his companions that he was just "a little bit stronger" which no one buys for even a second.



** When Kazuya's family goes out to eat with Chizuru, Ruka crashes the date, resulting in Kazuya to lie and claim that Chizuru and Ruka are friends. This forces Chizuru to go along with Kazuya's lie by claiming that she and Ruka grew up together and grew close due to their parents' friendship. In reality, they only met each other recently, are romantic rivals (although Chizuru isn't quite as hostile toward Ruka as Ruka is toward her) and Chizuru's grandmother is her only remaining family. Ruka almost immediately spoils the lie by claiming to be Kazuya's girlfriend, which doesn't have any truth to it, either- she's {{blackmail}}ing Kazuya to give her a trial run as his girlfriend.

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** When Kazuya's family goes out to eat with Chizuru, Ruka crashes the date, resulting in Kazuya to lie and claim that Chizuru and Ruka are friends. This forces Chizuru to go along with Kazuya's lie by claiming that she and Ruka grew up together and grew close due to their parents' friendship. In reality, they only met each other recently, are romantic rivals (although Chizuru isn't quite as hostile toward Ruka as Ruka is toward her) and Chizuru's grandmother is her only remaining family. Ruka almost immediately spoils the lie by claiming to be Kazuya's girlfriend, which doesn't have any truth to it, either- either -- she's {{blackmail}}ing Kazuya to give her a trial run as his girlfriend.



* ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': In episode #38, when Dr. Kogami—his father—asked him if he found out Playmaker's identity, Revolver said no. [[spoiler:Cue the flashback of Revolver seeing Yusaku in the footage taken from Baira's apartment and him [[SlasherSmile slasher-smiling]] at the sight.]]

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* ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': In episode #38, when Dr. Kogami—his father—asked Kogami -- his father -- asked him if he found out Playmaker's identity, Revolver said no. [[spoiler:Cue the flashback of Revolver seeing Yusaku in the footage taken from Baira's apartment and him [[SlasherSmile slasher-smiling]] at the sight.]]]]
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--->'''Tobi:''' [[spoiler:I am Madara Uchiha]].[[note]]For context, Tobi is one of the few people who knows about the supposedly long dead Madara and has been playing his role as part of a long-term effort to hijack Madara's plan for his own ends[[/note]]

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* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia:'' When [[ChivalrousPervert France]] tries to get his [[TheRival rival]] and SitcomArchnemesis [[TheMeanBrit England/UK]] to marry him[[note]]Countries partnering with one another is referred to in-series as countries "marrying" one another[[/note]] because he is in dire financial straits, he goes out of his way to deny that the document he presents him is a marriage contract:
-->'''Britain:''' (indignant) That's a marriage registration form, you idiot!
-->'''France:''' (in a shaky voice) No, it's not. Can't you see? It is a calendar...



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* ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' has the title character, whose ManicPixieDreamGirl nature includes claiming her relationship with [[OnlySaneMan Mahiro]] is '''much''' hotter and heavier than it really is. It's actually backfired to an extent, as seen in episode 7 of the second TV series where Mahiro outright says that he can't believe it when she says "I love you" because of all the times she's lied about their relationship.



* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': When [[ChivalrousPervert France]] tries to get his [[TheRival rival]] and SitcomArchnemesis [[TheMeanBrit England/UK]] to marry him[[note]]Countries partnering with one another is referred to in-series as countries "marrying" one another[[/note]] because he is in dire financial straits, he goes out of his way to deny that the document he presents him is a marriage contract:
-->'''Britain:''' ''[indignant]'' That's a marriage registration form, you idiot!
-->'''France:''' ''[in a shaky voice]'' No, it's not. Can't you see? It is a calendar...



--->'''Haruka''': ''[blushing and sweatdropping]'' My, my parents went on a worldwide trip...\\
'''Manabe''': [[LampshadeHanging Don't tell such obvious lies...]]\\
'''Haruka''': ILied...

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--->'''Haruka''': --->'''Haruka:''' ''[blushing and sweatdropping]'' My, my parents went on a worldwide trip...\\
'''Manabe''': '''Manabe:''' [[LampshadeHanging Don't tell such obvious lies...]]\\
'''Haruka''': '''Haruka:''' ILied...



* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': The Mages HandWave things like people flying, shooting fireballs, or giant demon mecha with "It's {{Toku}}." (In the official English translation, it's "CGI", which stretches both this trope and the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief even further.) And '''''it works'''''. This sort of makes sense during the festival arc where the {{Muggles}} were already using magic guns and the like, but there's no reason for it to work the time it showed up in the Kyoto arc.
** This is the most likely excuse of [[spoiler:the climax of the Magical World arc. Cosmo Entelechia's plan is set in motion and Magical World monsters are appearing in Mahora. The {{Muggles}} fight back the same way as they did in the Mahorafest]].
** Justified by [[WeirdnessCensor a massive spell cast on every muggle making them less skeptical of magic]].
* ''Anime/MaiHime'': After the results of the PowerTrio's first encounter with an [[DemonicInvaders Orphan]], Reito comes to Mai the next day and tells her that they're reporting the collateral damage to the landscape as the result of "a (freak) lightning strike." Nobody seems to buy it, but on the other hand they don't know of anything ''else'' that could possibly cause that destruction.



* ''Anime/MyHime'': After the results of the PowerTrio's first encounter with an [[DemonicInvaders Orphan]], Reito comes to Mai the next day and tells her that they're reporting the collateral damage to the landscape as the result of "a (freak) lightning strike." Nobody seems to buy it, but on the other hand they don't know of anything ''else'' that could possibly cause that destruction.



* Manga/{{Nichijou}} means "My ordinary life" in Japanese, but there's also robots created by small girls, salmon falling from the sky, girls that pull weapons out of thin air, and dogs that bite people so hard that they fire their lazers.

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* Manga/{{Nichijou}} ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': The Mages HandWave things like people flying, shooting fireballs, or giant demon mecha with "It's {{Toku}}." (In the official English translation, it's "CGI", which stretches both this trope and the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief even further.) And '''''it works'''''. This sort of makes sense during the festival arc where the {{Muggles}} were already using magic guns and the like, but there's no reason for it to work the time it showed up in the Kyoto arc.
** This is the most likely excuse of [[spoiler:the climax of the Magical World arc. Cosmo Entelechia's plan is set in motion and Magical World monsters are appearing in Mahora. The {{Muggles}} fight back the same way as they did in the Mahorafest]].
** Justified by [[WeirdnessCensor a massive spell cast on every muggle making them less skeptical of magic]].
* ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}''
means "My ordinary life" in Japanese, but there's also robots created by small girls, salmon falling from the sky, girls that pull weapons out of thin air, and dogs that bite people so hard that they fire their lazers.



* ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' has the title character, whose ManicPixieDreamGirl nature includes claiming her relationship with [[OnlySaneMan Mahiro]] is '''much''' hotter and heavier than it really is. It's actually backfired to an extent, as seen in episode 7 of the second TV series where Mahiro outright says that he can't believe it when she says "I love you" because of all the times she's lied about their relationship.



* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'',

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* Onsokumaru of ''Manga/NininGaShinobuden'' is a floating yellow ball with arms, yet for [[RuleOfFunny some reason]] Shinobu believes him when he claims to be a hawk. This is just one of countless lies he manages to sell her on. [[OnlySaneMan Kaede]] is never fooled for a second.

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* Onsokumaru of ''Manga/NininGaShinobuden'' ''Manga/NinjaNonsense'' is a floating yellow ball with arms, yet for [[RuleOfFunny some reason]] Shinobu believes him when he claims to be a hawk. This is just one of countless lies he manages to sell her on. [[OnlySaneMan Kaede]] is never fooled for a second.

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** In ''Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'', as a child, Lelouch lies to Nunnally and claims that the storehouse they're living is a big mansion. Suzaku calls him out on the lie, and starts a fight with Lelouch, but when Nunnally asks him to hit her instead, Suzaku realizes that Nunnally is blind and Lelouch had lied to her out of kindness.

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** In ''Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'', as a child, Lelouch lies to Nunnally and claims that the storehouse they're living in is a big mansion. Suzaku calls him out on the lie, and starts a fight with Lelouch, but when Nunnally asks him to hit her instead, Suzaku realizes that Nunnally is blind and Lelouch had lied to her out of kindness.


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** When Kazuya's family goes out to eat with Chizuru, Ruka crashes the date, resulting in Kazuya to lie and claim that Chizuru and Ruka are friends. This forces Chizuru to go along with Kazuya's lie by claiming that she and Ruka grew up together and grew close due to their parents' friendship. In reality, they only met each other recently, are romantic rivals (although Chizuru isn't quite as hostile toward Ruka as Ruka is toward her) and Chizuru's grandmother is her only remaining family. Ruka almost immediately spoils the lie by claiming to be Kazuya's girlfriend, which doesn't have any truth to it, either- she's {{blackmail}}ing Kazuya to give her a trial run as his girlfriend.
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* In ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', after [[spoiler:Nasa and Tsukasa's apartment building burns down]], Tsukasa's sister Chitose encounters her and acts where Tsukasa's living. Since Tsukasa doesn't want Chitose (who wants to break her and Nasa up) to find out, Tsukasa lies and claims to be sleeping in a nearby park. Amazingly, [[SuperGullible Chitose believes her]].

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* In ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', after [[spoiler:Nasa and Tsukasa's apartment building burns down]], Tsukasa's sister Chitose encounters her and acts asks where Tsukasa's living. Since Tsukasa doesn't want Chitose (who wants to break her and Nasa up) to find out, Tsukasa lies and claims to be sleeping in a nearby park. Amazingly, [[SuperGullible Chitose believes her]].

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* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' plays this for drama. Lelouch is a ''great'' actor and orator, but when put on the spot his lies are downright '''terrible'''. Unfortunately for him, no one ever calls him out on them and they sometimes even ''buy'' them because he's that good at manipulative people. [[spoiler: This even includes lying that he just used the Black Knights ForTheEvulz...while they are about to shoot him and Kallen down, driving Kallen away. He immediately slips and asks her to "live" once Kallen is out of the firing zone.]]

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plays this for drama. Lelouch is a ''great'' actor and orator, but when put on the spot his lies are downright '''terrible'''. Unfortunately for him, no one ever calls him out on them and they sometimes even ''buy'' them because he's that good at manipulative people. [[spoiler: This even includes lying that he just used the Black Knights ForTheEvulz...while they are about to shoot him and Kallen down, driving Kallen away. He immediately slips and asks her to "live" once Kallen is out of the firing zone.]]]]
** In ''Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally'', as a child, Lelouch lies to Nunnally and claims that the storehouse they're living is a big mansion. Suzaku calls him out on the lie, and starts a fight with Lelouch, but when Nunnally asks him to hit her instead, Suzaku realizes that Nunnally is blind and Lelouch had lied to her out of kindness.


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* In ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', after [[spoiler:Nasa and Tsukasa's apartment building burns down]], Tsukasa's sister Chitose encounters her and acts where Tsukasa's living. Since Tsukasa doesn't want Chitose (who wants to break her and Nasa up) to find out, Tsukasa lies and claims to be sleeping in a nearby park. Amazingly, [[SuperGullible Chitose believes her]].
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** In the Drum Kingdom arc, Usopp and Vivi are caught in an avalanche. Vivi panics upon seeing Usopp delirious, and slaps him repeatedly to bring him to his senses. Usopp comes to, thanks Vivi, and notices that his head is swollen, prompting Vivi to hastily say that it's due to frostbite.
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** Late in the series, after much of the village decides that Sasuke is BeyondRedemption, Sakura meets with Naruto, falsely confesses her love to him and claims that she's given up on Sasuke. While she is honest about wanting Naruto to give up on bringing Sasuke back, she's lying through her teeth about the rest, and ''no one'' is fooled.

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': As much as you would want to believe that Kyubey is lying, he's not. He actually considers himself above lying and always answers questions honestly, although he typically also leaves out a lot of very important details. Creator/GenUrobuchi, however, [[LyingCreator lies constantly]], and reached ''legendary'' {{Troll}} status that way. Saying [[spoiler:Sayaka]][[labelnote:Explanation(Spoilers)]]Who becomes a magical girl beore Madoka, but turns into a witch at the end of Episode 8 and dies in Episode 9 out of 12[[/labelnote]] ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything was]]'' the main character is just one example...

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': As much as you would want to believe that Kyubey is lying, he's not. He actually considers himself above lying and always answers questions honestly, although he typically also leaves out a lot of very important details. Creator/GenUrobuchi, however, [[LyingCreator lies constantly]], and reached ''legendary'' {{Troll}} status that way. Saying [[spoiler:Sayaka]][[labelnote:Explanation(Spoilers)]]Who becomes a magical girl beore before Madoka, but turns into a witch at the end of Episode 8 and dies in Episode 9 out of 12[[/labelnote]] ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything was]]'' the main character is just one example...



* In ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'', immediately after Chizuru [[spoiler:loses her grandmother, who is her only remaining family]], she tells Kazuya that she's fine. Kazuya doesn't believe it for a minute.

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** Kazuya's ex-girlfriend Mami, who's obsessed with breaking him and Chizuru up out of spite, learns that Chizuru's a rental girlfriend and [[spoiler:rents her to play mind games with her]]. Mami's claim that she has nothing against Chizuru's profession comes off as an obvious lie, since she spends much of the conversation needling Chizuru.

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** A murder occurs at Bird Wing's last concert, so Edgeworth questions the surviving members of the band. Hiedei claims that she went over to comfort Bryan after Hammond (the killer) chewed him out, but she actually insulted him. The lie is obvious enough for the viewers, but it doesn't make Hiedei any more suspicious.

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** A murder occurs at Bird Wing's last concert, so Edgeworth questions the surviving members of the band. Hiedei claims that she went over to comfort Bryan after Hammond (the killer) victim) chewed him out, but she actually insulted him. The lie is obvious enough for the viewers, but it doesn't make Hiedei any more suspicious.



* In ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'', immediately after Chizuru [[spoiler:loses her grandmother, who is her only remaining family]], she tells Kazuya that she's fine. Kazuya doesn't believe it for a minute.



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* The supposedly "gag free" episode 24 of ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' does still have gags; they're just not as frequent as usual.
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* In ''Anime/Charlotte'', Yuu Otosaka, as student representative for his prestigious high school, ends up being a ChickMagnet, but rejects everyone who confesses to him by claiming that he's too busy studying to have time for romance. This is a lie in two different ways. First, Yuu doesn't actually study, since he uses his powers to cheat on tests. Second, he has his eyes set on the SchoolIdol Yumi Shiranayagi, and won't settle for anyone less.

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* In ''Anime/Charlotte'', ''Anime/{{Charlotte}}'', Yuu Otosaka, as student representative for his prestigious high school, ends up being a ChickMagnet, but rejects everyone who confesses to him by claiming that he's too busy studying to have time for romance. This is a lie in two different ways. First, Yuu doesn't actually study, since he uses his powers to cheat on tests. Second, he has his eyes set on the SchoolIdol Yumi Shiranayagi, and won't settle for anyone less.
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* In ''Anime/Charlotte'', Yuu Otosaka, as student representative for his prestigious high school, ends up being a ChickMagnet, but rejects everyone who confesses to him by claiming that he's too busy studying to have time for romance. This is a lie in two different ways. First, Yuu doesn't actually study, since he uses his powers to cheat on tests. Second, he has his eyes set on the SchoolIdol Yumi Shiranayagi, and won't settle for anyone less.

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* ''Manga/BloomIntoYou''
** While Touko is campaigning for StudentCouncilPresident, Sayaka offers Yuu, who's been appointed as Touko's campaign manager, a draft of a speech to read. Sayaka says that Yuu can't read it as-is, but she can use it as a reference. Upon taking a closer look, Yuu realizes that it's practically finished.
** Shortly before Yuu's speech begins, Touko follows Yuu outside and confesses that despite seeming like a perfect student, she's actually quite vulnerable and had to work hard to change herself. After hearing that Yuu gives her speech as usual, saying how good Touko would be for the job but inwardly notes how far what she's saying is from the truth.
** After being elected, Touko has the student council put on a SchoolPlay, then asks the student council members if they know someone who can write a script. Yuu, who's initially opposed to the idea, lies and says that she doesn't know anyone. In reality, Yuu's friend Koyomi once showed her a draft of a novel that Yuu found impressive, and Yuu knows that Koyomi is an excellent writer. Sayaka realizes that Yuu lied and [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out on not respecting Touko's wishes]].



* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': As much as you would want to believe that Kyubey is lying, he's not. He actually considers himself above lying and always answers questions honestly, although he typically also leaves out a lot of very important details. Creator/GenUrobuchi, however, [[LyingCreator lies constantly]], and reached ''legendary'' {{Troll}} status that way. Saying [[spoiler:Sayaka]] ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything was]]'' the main character is just one example...

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': As much as you would want to believe that Kyubey is lying, he's not. He actually considers himself above lying and always answers questions honestly, although he typically also leaves out a lot of very important details. Creator/GenUrobuchi, however, [[LyingCreator lies constantly]], and reached ''legendary'' {{Troll}} status that way. Saying [[spoiler:Sayaka]] [[spoiler:Sayaka]][[labelnote:Explanation(Spoilers)]]Who becomes a magical girl beore Madoka, but turns into a witch at the end of Episode 8 and dies in Episode 9 out of 12[[/labelnote]] ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything was]]'' the main character is just one example...

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* In the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' manga.
** A murder occurs at Bird Wing's last concert, so Edgeworth questions the surviving members of the band. Hiedei claims that she went over to comfort Bryan after Hammond (the killer) chewed him out, but she actually insulted him. The lie is obvious enough for the viewers, but it doesn't make Hiedei any more suspicious.
** Mitt Nelson is a StalkerWithoutACrush for Emi St. Cloud. When he's found hiding in her luggage, he says, "Good evening... I'm not doing anything suspicious."



** Shinji first appears seeking to recruit Ichigo to join the ranks of the Visored, which he leads. Ichigo refuses, so Shinji enrols in Ichigo's school class to continue the pressure. Upon meeting his new classmates, he is inappropriately forward with Orhime, enveloping her in a bear hug. When Orihime later tracks Ichigo to the Visored's hidden training ground to pass on an important message from Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the group is absolutely baffled as to who she is. Shinji turns away and in a dejected mood states that she's his first love. Lisa crossly dismisses him, complaining that he describes every cute girl he's ever met as his first love.

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** Shinji first appears seeking to recruit Ichigo to join the ranks of the Visored, which he leads. Ichigo refuses, so Shinji enrols enrolls in Ichigo's school class to continue the pressure. Upon meeting his new classmates, he is inappropriately forward with Orhime, enveloping her in a bear hug. When Orihime later tracks Ichigo to the Visored's hidden training ground to pass on an important message from Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the group is absolutely baffled as to who she is. Shinji turns away and in a dejected mood states that she's his first love. Lisa crossly dismisses him, complaining that he describes every cute girl he's ever met as his first love.



* In ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', when Chie goes on stage during the Yasogami High swimsuit pageant, she nervously tries to claim her favorite food is yogurt.

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* In ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', when Chie goes on stage during the Yasogami High swimsuit pageant, she nervously tries to claim her favorite food is yogurt.yogurt, since she's self-conscious about [[TrademarkFavoriteFood liking meat]] and other {{tomboy}}ish traits.




* ''Manga/{{Sazanka}}'': Tatsuki tells two in a conversation with her best friend some time after breaking up with her boyfriend, Keita.
** After telling Aoi that she quit her job, Tatsuki claims that she ran afoul of a rule prohibiting workplace romances, despite there being no evidence that any such rule exists. She then claims that she was kidding, and that the real reason was that she "wasn't good enough." In reality, after Tatsuki asked to break up with Keita, Keita insisted that she quit her job, to spare him any awkwardness.
** When Aoi notices a bruise on the underside of Tatsuki's armpit, Tatsuki claims she hit the arm against something, not wanting to admit Keita gave it to her.



* ''Manga/{{Sazanka}}'': Tatsuki tells two in a conversation with her best friend some time after breaking up with her boyfriend, Keita.
** After telling Aoi that she quit her job, Tatsuki claims that she ran afoul of a rule prohibiting workplace romances, despite there being no evidence that any such rule exists. She then claims that she was kidding, and that the real reason was that she "wasn't good enough." In reality, after Tatsuki asked to break up with Keita, Keita insisted that she quit her job, to spare him any awkwardness.
** When Aoi notices a bruise on the underside of Tatsuki's armpit, Tatsuki claims she hit the arm against something, not wanting to admit Keita gave it to her.

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* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': When Mikasa gets asked exactly what happened when [[spoiler: Eren, having not yet mastered his Titan form, unknowingly tried to attack her]] by her friends, she claims Eren was ''swatting a fly''. [[TheComicallySerious In a completely straight face as usual]].

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When Mikasa gets asked exactly what happened when [[spoiler: Eren, having not yet mastered his Titan form, unknowingly tried to attack her]] by her friends, she claims Eren was ''swatting a fly''. [[TheComicallySerious In a completely straight face as usual]].


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** In another flashback, [[spoiler:Reiner Braun]]'s mother tells him that his father will be praying for his success in his mission [[spoiler:to infiltrate the island of Paradis and take back the Founding Titan]]. However, [[spoiler:Reiner]] knows full well that it's not true, since his father's terrified about what will happen if they find out about his relationship with [[spoiler:Reiner's]] mother, but doesn't say anything.
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* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': When questioned about their relationship, Tokiko and Kazuki initially try to claim that they are actually siblings, despite the two looking nothing alike and the fact that Kazuki had never mentioned having an older sister to his closest friends. Nobody believed them except his actual [[{{TheDitz}} younger sister]].

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* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': When the student council discusses upcoming exams, Shirogane(the top student in his grade) claims that studying at the last minute won't do nay good, Kaguya(his closest rival) agrees, and Ishigami (who's having trouble), promises to keep studying hard. The narrator bluntly describes how false each statement is- Shirogane's desperately fighting to keep his #1 spot, Kaguya's working hard to dethrone him, and Ishigami would rather play games than study. Fujiwara is the only honest one out of the four.

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* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': When the student council discusses upcoming exams, Shirogane(the top student in his grade) claims that studying at the last minute won't do nay any good, Kaguya(his closest rival) agrees, and Ishigami (who's having trouble), promises to keep studying hard. The narrator bluntly describes how false each statement is- Shirogane's desperately fighting to keep his #1 spot, Kaguya's working hard to dethrone him, and Ishigami would rather play games than study. Fujiwara is the only honest one out of the four.


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* ''Manga/{{Sazanka}}'': Tatsuki tells two in a conversation with her best friend some time after breaking up with her boyfriend, Keita.
** After telling Aoi that she quit her job, Tatsuki claims that she ran afoul of a rule prohibiting workplace romances, despite there being no evidence that any such rule exists. She then claims that she was kidding, and that the real reason was that she "wasn't good enough." In reality, after Tatsuki asked to break up with Keita, Keita insisted that she quit her job, to spare him any awkwardness.
** When Aoi notices a bruise on the underside of Tatsuki's armpit, Tatsuki claims she hit the arm against something, not wanting to admit Keita gave it to her.
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* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': When the student council discusses upcoming exams, Shirogane(the top student in his grade) claims that studying at the last minute won't do nay good, Kaguya(his closest rival) agrees, and Ishigami (who's having trouble), promises to keep studying hard. The narrator bluntly describes how false each statement is- Shirogane's desperately fighting to keep his #1 spot, Kaguya's working hard to dethrone him, and Ishigami would rather play games than study. Fujiwara is the only honest one out of the four.
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** Luffy takes the prize, as he is completely incapable of lying with a straight face...at least, prior to the TimeSkip. After that, he shows some competency in lying...but not much.
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* In ''Manga/AreYouLost'', the four girls, who are stranded on a deserted island, catch a frog to eat. Asuka, who's holding the frog, is so disgusted by the prospect of eating it that she lets it go and claims that she accidentally lost it. Surprisingly enough, Homare, the survival expert of the group, actually believes that it was an accident, and chides Asuka for her carelessness, while Mutsu sees right through it.
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** In a flashback, Sergeant Major Gross claims to have showed Faye to the gates and left, adding that he's a busy man. In reality, he was slacking off at the riverbank at the time, and [[spoiler:Grisha]] realizes that Gross [[WouldHurtAChild fed Faye to his dogs]].
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** Another fun instance of Izaya's blatant lies is during the Dufufufu!! OVA story, when he talks to the false Shizuo. He walks up to him, pretends not to know Shizuo at all, calls himself 'Tsukumoya Shinichi', asks if he can pay the false Shizuo to give him information, and spends pretty much the rest of his screen time spouting any random crap he can come up with.

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** Grimmjow defies Aizen's orders and secretly travels to the human world in an attempt to confront Ichigo and find out how strong he is in combat. Their fight ends when Tousen arrives to drag Grimmjow back to Aizen for punishment. The next time Ichigo and Grimmjow meet, Grimmjow is missing an arm. Aizen's punishment was to permit Tousen to destroy Grimmjow's arm, demoting him from the ranks of the Espada in the process. When Ichigo asks Grimmjow what happened to his arm, Grimmjow retorts that he cut it off himself because he doesn't need two arms to beat Ichigo. Ichigo doesn't seem fooled by that answer but politely goes along with it.

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** Grimmjow defies Aizen's orders and secretly travels to the human world in an attempt to confront Ichigo and find out how strong he is in combat. Their fight ends when Tousen arrives to drag Grimmjow back to Aizen for punishment. The next time Ichigo and Grimmjow meet, Grimmjow is missing an arm. Aizen's punishment was to permit Tousen to destroy Grimmjow's arm, demoting him from the ranks of the Espada in the process. When Ichigo asks Grimmjow what happened to his arm, Grimmjow retorts that he cut it off himself because he doesn't need two arms to beat Ichigo. Ichigo doesn't seem fooled by that answer answer, but politely goes along with it.



* In ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'', Junji "Katari" Karita falsely claims to be a Zearth pilot, offering to prove it by doing a victory dance after the next battle ([[DidntThinkThisThrough most likely assuming that the real pilots would play along]] and not realizing that [[spoiler:some battles take place in other universes]]) and vaguely saying that he "was chosen" to pilot, in contrast to the somewhat elaborate cover story the authorities came up for the protagonists. Of course, while the story isn't very believable, it has the advantage of coming out first, thus thwarting the attempt to release a story on the real pilots. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Katari, some people who want revenge against the Zearth pilots believe him, and one of them ends up shooting him dead]].

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Junji "Katari" Karita falsely claims to be a Zearth pilot, offering to prove it by doing a victory dance after the next battle ([[DidntThinkThisThrough most likely assuming that the real pilots would play along]] and not realizing that [[spoiler:some battles take place in other universes]]) and vaguely saying that he "was chosen" to pilot, in contrast to the somewhat elaborate cover story the authorities came up for the protagonists. Of course, while the story isn't very believable, it has the advantage of coming out first, thus thwarting the attempt to release a story on the real pilots. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Katari, some people who want revenge against the Zearth pilots believe him, and one of them ends up shooting him dead]].dead]].
** After Kana gets a call from Tanaka, who gives her an update on the search for Ushiro's mother, Ushiro himself comes in and asks who called. Kana, not wanting Ushiro to find out, lies and says that it's their mutual friend Kanji. Ushiro [[BigBrotherBully hits Kana]] and tells her not to lie about it.



** Earlier, in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'', Fate told Nanoha that [[spoiler: Vivio was okay, after she was kidnapped by [[MadScientist Jail Scaglietti]]]] in an attempt to comfort her. [[spoiler: The next scene showed us [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable just]] [[ColdBloodedTorture how]] [[IWantMyMommy wrong]] [[WouldHurtAChild she]] [[NightmareFuel was]].]]

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** Earlier, in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]'', Fate told Nanoha that [[spoiler: Vivio was okay, after she was kidnapped by [[MadScientist Jail Scaglietti]]]] in an attempt to comfort her. [[spoiler: The next scene showed us [[StrappedToAnOperatingTable just]] [[ColdBloodedTorture how]] [[IWantMyMommy wrong]] [[WouldHurtAChild she]] [[NightmareFuel was]].]] While Fate doesn't know Vivio's state, she has no reason to believe that she's as well-off as Fate says, making it an obvious lie to make Nanoha feel better.



* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', Endou has an almost hilariously flimsy pretext for asking for money from Shino, saying that they did karaoke for too long (20 minutes after school let out), and don't have enough money for the train (they have passes), so they need 10,000 yen (Roughly $100). Shino sees through it, but it doesn't do her much good.

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Endou has an almost hilariously flimsy pretext for asking for money from Shino, saying that they did karaoke for too long (20 minutes after school let out), and don't have enough money for the train (they have passes), so they need 10,000 yen (Roughly $100). Shino sees through it, but it doesn't do her much good.good.
** [[ArcVillain Quinella]], Administrator and ruler of the human realm of the Underworld, swears on the Goddess Stacia that she'll let Prime Senator Chudelkin do whatever he wants with her for one night if he deals with the heroes. The reason why this is an obvious lie is because Quinella doesn't believe in Stacia, so her words mean nothing.
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* Shinobu and Kazama from ''Manga/NinjaShinobuSanNoJunjou'' when they claim they are not ninja's, despite clear evidence to the contrary, such as throwing shurikens and kunai's, performing acrobatic feats and other ninja-like stuff.
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* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' plays this for drama. Lelouch is a ''great'' actor and orator, but when put on the spot his lies are downright '''terrible'''. Unfortunately for him, no one ever calls him out on them and they sometimes even ''buy'' them because he's that good at manipulative people. [[spoiler: This even includes lying that he just used the Black Knights ForTheEvulz...while they are about to shoot him and Kallen down, driving Kallen away. He immediately slips and asks her to "live" once Kallen is out of the firing zone.]]
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* In ''Manga/{{Working}}'', Aoi claim that she have nowhere to go because her home burned and she [[EasyAmnesia lost her memory]], which is blatant enough as it is, but became doubly so when she show that she brought her luggage with her. She ask Takanashi his age and say she is the same, and at fisrt does'nt answer when called Yamada showing that it is not her real name. Takanashi is'nt fooled and know that she obviousely ran away from home, but Popura and Otoo a buy it.

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* In ''Manga/{{Working}}'', Aoi claim that she have nowhere to go because her home burned and she [[EasyAmnesia lost her memory]], which is blatant enough as it is, but became doubly so when she show that she brought her luggage with her. She ask asks Takanashi his age and say says she is the same, and at fisrt does'nt first doesn't answer when called Yamada Yamada, showing that it is not her real name. Takanashi is'nt isn't fooled and know knows that she obviousely obviously ran away from home, but Popura and Otoo a buy it.
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* In ''Anime/{{Working}}'', Aoi claim that she have nowhere to go because her home burned and she [[EasyAmnesia lost her memory]], which is blatant enough as it is, but became doubly so when she show that she brought her luggage with her. She ask Takanashi his age and say she is the same, and at fisrt does'nt answer when called Yamada showing that it is not her real name. Takanashi is'nt fooled and know that she obviousely ran away from home, but Popura and Otoo a buy it.

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* In ''Anime/{{Working}}'', ''Manga/{{Working}}'', Aoi claim that she have nowhere to go because her home burned and she [[EasyAmnesia lost her memory]], which is blatant enough as it is, but became doubly so when she show that she brought her luggage with her. She ask Takanashi his age and say she is the same, and at fisrt does'nt answer when called Yamada showing that it is not her real name. Takanashi is'nt fooled and know that she obviousely ran away from home, but Popura and Otoo a buy it.

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