History Main / GodNeverSaidThat

** There have been claims that George Lucas [[FlipFlopOfGod is all over the place]] with regard to the canonicity of the ExpandedUniverse, alternating between calling it canon and not. Actually, he's been pretty consistent in calling it an alternate universe. This was later rendered irrelevant after Creator/{{Disney}}'s purchase of the franchise, as they relegated the entire Expanded Universe as non-canon unless otherwise stated (and the entirety of said universe designated with the [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends "Legends"]] tag).

* Many ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fans have claimed that Creator/StephenieMeyer ruled out vampires being able to have children. Meyer herself claims she only said that ''female'' vampires couldn't have children but got misinterpreted. She ''did'', however, say that all fluids in a vampire's body turn to "venom," later redacting this to all fluids ''except semen''.

* Many fans of ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'' seem to be under the impression that the creators intend to have eight seasons, in correspondence to the eight planned issues of the comic book. In actuality there is no such proof that this is the case and the only quote from the runners close to this actually implies that they're aiming for fewer seasons than eight.

* Creator/AlanMoore is often said to have liked ''[[Creator/HarryPartridge Saturday Morning Watchmen]]'', even though no one has ever been able to provide any kind of tangible proof of this being true. Dave Gibbons did enjoy the short, and it seems like people have simply conflated this with Moore enjoying it as well.

** It's common for people to claim that Tolkien made some kind of explicit statement, whether in the books or by WordOfGod in one of his letters or interviews, to explain [[JustEatGilligan why the Fellowship didn't just use the Eagles to fly the Ring into Mordor]]. In fact, the closest thing he ever said on the subject personally was in a letter regarding a potential film adaptation, where he rejected the idea of the characters using the Eagles to fly to the Misty Mountains--and not for reasons of practicality, but from a perspective of drama (he felt it demystified them, made their nature as a StoryBreakerPower all the more apparent, and made the impact of their big moment in ''Return of the King'' far less impressive). Additionally, though there are hints here and there in the books for why the characters can't just use the Eagles this way, no character actually steps up and explains why. Even in a scene where the characters are bringing up and shooting down alternative plans to deal with the Ring (destroying it by some other means, leaving it to the keeping of the apparently-immune Tom Bombadil, throwing it into the sea), nobody suggests the Eagles, despite Gandalf having described his rescue by them only a few minutes earlier. There are certainly lots of reasons why that plan would be likely to fail, but most of them are extrapolated by fans rather than put on the page.

** In 2015, director Chris Buck jokingly claimed that he likes to think King Agnarr and Queen Iduna survived their shipwreck, ended up in the jungle and became [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan]]'s parents. Many fans took this as canon, even though it's not really consistent with the two films' details (Tarzan's parents look different from the king and queen, they escaped from a burning ship, not just a sunken one, the time periods don't match up, and they already had baby Tarzan with them, whereas Queen Iduna showed no sign of being pregnant when she and the king left on their voyage). Those who spread this statement as proof of that this theory was true also conveniently left out that Buck went on to say that he imagined that the films also take place in the same continuity as ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'', a film from Sony Animation also directed by Buck, demonstrating that it was meant in jest, since it would otherwise probably result in a legal disputes, given that two different studios are involved. In 2019, Buck finally confirmed that his comment was only meant as a joke.

** It's common for people to claim that Tolkien made some kind of explicit statement, whether in the books or by WordOfGod in one of his letters or interviews, to explain [[JustEatGilligan why the Fellowship didn't just use the Eagles to fly the Ring into Mordor]]. In fact, the closest thing he ever said on the subject personally was in a letter regarding a potential film adaptation, where he rejected the idea of the characters using the Eagles to fly to the Misty Mountains--and not for reasons of practicality, but because he felt it demystified them, made their nature as a StoryBreakerPower all the more apparent, and made the impact of their big moment in ''Return of the King'' far less impressive. Additionally, though there are hints here and there in the books for why the characters can't just use the Eagles this way, no character actually steps up and explains why. Even in a scene where the characters are bringing up and shooting down alternative plans to deal with the Ring (destroying it by some other means, leaving it to the keeping of the apparently-immune Tom Bombadil, throwing it into the sea), nobody suggests the Eagles, despite Gandalf having described his rescue by them only a few minutes earlier. There are certainly lots of reasons why that plan would be likely to fail, but most of them are extrapolated by fans rather than put on the page.

* A common myth is that, as a toddler, Creator/JRRTolkien, known for writing ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Literature/TheHobbit'', was bitten by a poisonous spider in South Africa, causing him to develop a phobia about them. Therefore many of his works feature giant, malevolent arachnids, including the spiders of Mirkwood, Shelob, and Ungoliant. However, [[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Spiders#Inspiration this]] article proves the incident was no inspiration whatsoever to the spiders. In fact, Tolkien admitted to having no dislike for spiders at all and even rescued them if they fell into the bath. However his youngest son Michael was afraid of them and Tolkien took inspiration from that when writing ''The Hobbit''.

* ''L'Osservatore Romano''-- a perpetual source. Just because the newspaper of Vatican City pans ''{{Film/Avatar}}'' does not mean that ''the Pope'' condemns it. It's just a newspaper, it's not an official statement of dogma by the Church.

** This example has been referenced in mainstream press, especially around the release of ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', as factual, and showrunner Aaron Harberts has discussed [[https://www.themarysue.com/star-trek-discovery-changing-roddenberrys-no-conflict-mandate/ tossing out the so-called rule]] as a way of marketing the new show.

** In 2019, a post by entertainment magazine Complex went viral that took something she said about Dumbledore and Grindelwald way out of context. It said she said they had an “intensely sexual relationship” which took two separate things she said and put them together. She said it was intense and that there was a sexual element to it, she didn’t say the sexual part was intense. She was accused of fetishizing it. However, if you actually watch the interview it’s from, she goes out of her way to say she’s not really interested in the sexual side, she was more interested in the clash of two equals side.

** Certain fans are fond of accusing Rowling said that autism could be "cured" with magic. What she actually said was that magic can easily cure non-magical illnesses, but magical injuries and diseases were more difficult (which is to say, this is why a wizard can overcome the flu with a simple potion, but potentially die of dragon pox). Autism, being a developmental disorder, is not the same as an illness.

** Rose/Scorpius {{Shipp|ing}}ers will often claim that Rowling has confirmed that Rose and Scorpius eventually ended up together. She hasn't.

** In 2016, she published a story about how there are eleven ''prestigious'' Wizarding schools in the world but explained that are plenty of smaller ones as well. Some people have squabbled with the fact that Europe has three but while the continents of Africa, South America, and North America have one each. Japan has one as well, leaving four of those locations unknown. She never said that there were no schools in say, continental Asia, just that there wasn’t one with a storied history while also leaving the door open for one (or more) of the undisclosed schools to be there.

* Many fans of ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'' seem to be under the impression that the creators intend to have eight seasons, in correspondence to the eight planned issues of the comic book. In actuality there is no such proof that this is the case and the only quote from the runners close to this actually imply that they're aiming for less seasons than eight.

** This example has been referenced in mainstream press, especially around the release of ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' as factual, and showrunner Aaron Harberts has discussed [[https://www.themarysue.com/star-trek-discovery-changing-roddenberrys-no-conflict-mandate/ tossing out the so-called rule]] as a way of marketing the new show.

** Just one example occurred with ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' which raised the ire of some fans for establishing a Vulcan serving with Starfleet, when the belief was Spock was the first. Many claims were made that the series violated established on-screen canon in this regard... until members of one of the Star Trek fan forums actually went back through all the televised episodes and movies and could find no such reference to Spock being the first Vulcan in Starfleet. (In fact, the existence of an all-Vulcan ship — USS Intrepid, NCC-1631 — in the original series, in the episode 'The Immunity Syndrome', establishes that Vulcans in Starfleet are not especially new or unusual.)

** They also didn't "lie" about the Purgatory theory - The fandom mistakenly believes that they said Purgatory would ''never'' be involved in the show, and claim that the fact that the series ended in Purgatory meant that they lied; or else they believe that the characters' explanation that ''the Flash-Sideways and the church'' are Purgatory means that the ''entire series'' was Purgatory; neither of which is the case. ''Only'' the Flash-Sideways and the church were Purgatory; the time the characters originally spent on the Island was real.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' is notorious for this sort of thing, though it can get complex because often "fan-created canon" or "fanon" often overlaps with the mistaken belief that "God" originally said something-or-other.

** They also didn't "lie" about the Purgatory theory - The fandom mistakenly believes that they said Purgatory would ''never'' be involved in the show, and claim that the fact that the series ended in Purgatory meant that they lied; or else they believe that the characters' explanation that ''the Flash-Sideways and the church'' are Purgatory means that the ''entire series'' was Purgatory; neither of which is the case.

** The introduction of Billie Jenkins in Season 8 was the intent for a spin-off and to be a new MsFanservice because the three lead actresses refused to wear skimpy clothes anymore? Brad Kern again says that Billie's introduction was mainly the network demanding new faces for Season 8 (along with Agent Murphy, Coop, Henry and Christy), and to allow for the three leads to have a little less screen time. Holly Marie Combs also said that she and the others had no such qualms about wearing the skimpy costumes.

** Chris was supposed to be Phoebe and Cole's KidFromTheFuture until Holly Marie Combs's sudden pregnancy necessitated a rewrite to make him Piper's son? Not only does that theory contradict the show's logic (since he's part whitelighter, Phoebe's literally the only sister he ''couldn't'' be descended from), but executive producer Brad Kern said he was always intended to be Piper's son, and that Holly's pregnancy was "convenient timing". Drew Fuller, who played Chris, admits to not knowing his true role until halfway through the season.

** Rowling is often quoted on saying that Lord Voldemort was born physically incapable of loving because he was conceived under the effects of a love potion. What she actually said was that him being conceived under artificial love is supposed to symbolise his lack of understanding for love, not that it actively caused it. In the same interview, she goes on to note that he would have turned out differently if Merope had lived and raised him herself, which instantly contradicts the often Rowling-cited notion that Voldemort was born inherently evil.

* Former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada is said to have defended the critically panned ''Comicbook/OneMoreDay'' storyline and his own role in it by saying something to the effect of "Fans can't relate to Comicbook/SpiderMan having a hot wife; they can relate to Aunt May walking in on Spider-Man downloading porn," among other statements indicating that [[ThisLoserIsYou he does not have a high opinion of his public]]. These statements have never been sourced.

* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, being an extremely large franchise known for making not-well-known-characters into the stars of multi-million-dollar, blockbuster films, is constantly plagued by this -- especially because it makes good clickbait. Creator/NathanFillion will cameo as Ant-Man in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''! [[note]]He didn't, but did cameo as... a blue guy in the first ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''[[/note]] Adam Warlock will be in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''! [[note]]He was mentioned, but not shown, in the stinger; something the rumor mills would not have predicted.[[/note]] Phil Coulson will return in ''Film/IronMan3''/''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''/''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''/''Film/AntMan1''/''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''! [[note]]He didn't, not until ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019''[[/note]] The ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' and ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'' will be in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame''/Kevin Feige has said the TV and Netflix characters aren't ever coming to the movies! [[note]]Feige never said the latter, and the only television character to appear in either of those films was [[spoiler:Edwin Jarvis from ''Series/AgentCarter'']][[/note]]. ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' had an out of context MythologyGag from a trailer that was misconstrued to make it seem like the MCU was changing its Earth 199999 designation to the comic universe's Earth 616 which wasn't true. [[note]] Mysterio told Peter in the trailer that he was from 616 but turns out that [[spoiler: Beck wasn't even FromAnotherDimension. He was just a liar.]][[/note]] And so on.

** Rose/Scorpius [[{{Shipping}} Shippers]] will often claim that Rowling has confirmed that Rose and Scorpius eventually ended up together. She hasn't.

* Many, many for ''{{Series/Charmed 1998}}'':

* There is a rumor among fans of ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' that some notes of Robert Jordan's were uncovered after his death that stated he would have to change [[spoiler: Asmodean's killer (Mazrim Taim, who would in turn be revealed as just an alias for the Forsaken Demandred) because too many people had figured it out.]] This is only partially true; he did initially intend for [[spoiler:Taim to be revealed as a disguise for Demandred and in his earliest notes on the subject seem to be suggesting that he killed Asmodean. However, these notes were apparently from a time before he had even published the book in which Asmodean was killed (''The Fires of Heaven'') or either of the characters Demandred or Taim had been introduced (''Lord of Chaos'').]] While he evidentally did change his mind about these story and character directions, it doesn't appear to be due to "too many readers figuring it out" as no readers would have had a chance to read those plot elements yet. Also, the fact is that from the time of TFoH's publishing, Jordan insisted that readers had already been given all the clues necessary to solve the mystery (and at least one person actually did), so it wouldn't make much sense to suggest that the [[spoiler:killer had yet to even be introduced at that point]].

** Rowling never said that she may have subconsciously let the name "Harry Potter" from the ''Film/{{Troll}}'' series seep into [[Literature/HarryPotter her story]], regardless of what WebVideo/{{Phelous}} or any number of other people may tell you. What she actually said is that she took the name "Potter" from a family she was friends with as a child, and "Harry" simply because she has always loved that name.

* ''L'Osservatore Romano''-- a perpetual source. Just because the newspaper of Vatican City pans ''{{Film/Avatar}}'' does not mean that ''the Pope'' condemns it. It's just a newspaper.