History TruthInTelevision / GToI

* ItsAllAboutMe: Narcissists and sociopaths on the more extreme end, individual survival and forgetfulness on the more benign. Children and teenagers as well, depending on their upbringing. If someone is constantly using personal pronouns like "me", "my", and "I" when there's no necessity for it and there's clearly someone else for them to care about ''besides'' themselves, it's usually a warning to stay away from that person. People who write characters in media that are like this can turn out to be a reflection of the writer's mindset as well.

* IRejectYourReality: The Chinese Communist Party, for example, will stubbornly insist that the ''entirety'' of South China Sea belongs to them simply because it has their name on it (and view Taiwan as their province instead of its own nation), evidence that points to the contrary be damned. They would even go so far as make their own version of the map that features the nine-dash-line, which would go on to ten later, to prove their view.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Narcissists and sociopaths on the more extreme end, individual survival and forgetfulness on the more benign. Children and teenagers as well, depending on their upbringing. If someone or something is constantly using personal pronouns like "me", "my", and "I" when there's no necessity for it and there's clearly someone else for them to care about ''besides'' themselves, it's usually a warning to stay away from that person. People who write characters in media that are like this can turn out to be a reflection of the writer's mindset as well.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Narcissists and sociopaths on the more extreme end, individual survival and forgetfulness on the more benign. Children and teenagers as well, depending on their upbringing.

* IRejectYourReality: The Chinese Communist Party, for example, will stubbornly insist that the ''entirety'' of South China Sea belongs to them simply because it has their name on it (and view Taiwan as their province instead of its own nation), evidence that points to the contrary be damned. They would even go so far as make their own version of the map that features the 10-dash-line to prove their view.

* HiredOnTheSpot

* HeirClubForMen: Inheritance in ''many'' parts of the world until the 20th century. In a combination of OlderThanTheyThink and FairForItsDay, Islamic sharia law was actually one of the first legal systems to buck the tradition of male-only inheritance, by demanding women recieve at least ''some'' direct inheritance.

* InUniverseCamera: Just look at Website/YouTube videos of any disaster after around 2000. From 9-11 to 3-11, you will see any disaster from the inside.

* HonorBeforeReason: Historically not uncommon, though what counted as "honor" and to what degree of which varied from [[ValuesDissonance culture to culture]]. Today, it's rare but not nonexistent. More likely to show up in societies that are very traditional. Also happens in the military, or any other occupation where failure to follow the rules can result in someone killed or seriously injured.

* HonorThyParent: In traditional cultures, it's common for people to assert that parents are deserving of deferential treatment and it's also common for people to criticize others who don't give it to them, even if the parents were abusive or neglectful.

* GadgetWatches: Some companies are trying to invent these, in response to, as of TheNewTens, the smartphone and tablet being far more popular personal accessories than the watch.

* {{Gayngst}}: Less common in more accepting areas as of TheNewTens, but quite a large amount of angst (and even suicides) have originated from this throughout history...

* GiveTheBabyAFather: In the past or in places where single motherhood is still shunned, this was demanded. Not TruthInTelevision after TheEighties or so in most of the first world, except for Japan and South Korea.

* HonorableMarriageProposal: In the past or in places where female virginity is still valued, this was demanded. Not TruthInTelevision after TheFifties or so in most of the first world.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Nuclear weapons, at least from TheSixties until TheNewTens. First, you need a lot of highly educated scientists who are willing to create them. Then you need the laboratory facilities and parts and, of course, a supply of highly enriched uranium at the very least. Then you need a delivery system strong enough to deliver them at range without vulnerability to defenses. Then you need a major nuclear-armed nation to back your entry into the nuclear club (usually a member of NATO, though the Warsaw Pact was good enough until the end of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar) and a convincing cause for why you ''need'' nuclear deterrence and aren't just going to nuke anyone for looking at you funny, so the existing members of the nuclear club don't see your nation as a "rogue state" and attack you or sanction you or both. Then, whether you are one of those major nations or a newbie to the club, you have to secure both your peacetime and military nuclear facilities and keep them secure. You also have to develop a strong warning system that informs you on when someone else has launched against you, and maintain intelligence on all other nuclear-armed nations or ally with them. Then there's the physical maintenance of the weapons and facilities themselves...

* IntrepidReporter: Not as common after TheNineties (though a few examples around the world do exist). Press consolidation, the desire for infotainment media, press clubs being about accepting press releases and official statements, the virtual collapse of the newspaper and magazine and TV news businesses, and more, led to this trope being very rare. Citizen journalism, however, via Website/{{twitter}} and similar services, has began to somewhat reconstruct it - as have a few news outlets that are nonprofit and/or otherwise not having to worry about keeping the advertisers and Big Brother for a specific nation (except possibly their own) happy.

* HumansAreBastards: Not TruthInTelevision in the most literal sense, but several people think so, and this is reflected in many works of fiction. Also, it is not uncommon for people to blame the entire human race when individuals do horrible things.

* HatesRichPeople: This is a trope rooted in real life; so many wealthy people have been disliked and vilified for hoarding money insane amounts of money and evading paying taxes, and for other reasons.

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Because if an organization is bad enough and violent enough, or a friend or acquaintance is, their response to percieved betrayal to be something else/to leave may well be violence. For a less extreme case, [[ReformedBully Reformed Bullies]] and the like will sometimes try to [[TheAtoner make it up to their victims,]] only to be told to fuck off.

* HereditarySuicide: There is a genetic competent for mental illnesses that can cause social ideation, as [[https://www.hhs.gov/answers/mental-health-and-substance-abuse/can-the-risk-for-suicide-be-inherited/index.html documented here.]]

* GiantFlyer: ''Quetzalcoatlus'', the largest [[TerrorDactyl pterosaur]] of all time, which has a ''39-foot wingspan'', and it lands on solid ground, it also stands exactly as tall as the infamous ''UsefulNotes/{{Tyrannosaurus rex}}''.

* HatesTheirParent: Sadly, not all children love their parents, mainly due to those parents being {{abusive|Parents}}, [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]], or even a bit strict.

* HonorThyParent: In traditional cultures, it's common for people to assert that parents are deserving of deferential treatment and it's also common for people to criticize others who don't give it to them, even if the parents were abusive.

* HonorBeforeReason: Uncommon, but not nonexistent. Most likely to show up in the military.

* GiantFlier: ''Quetzalcoatlus'', the largest [[TerrorDactyl pterosaur]] of all time, sports a ''39-foot wingspan'', and whenever he lands on solid ground, he also stands exactly as tall as the infamous ''UsefulNotes/{{Tyrannosaurus rex}}''.

* GiantFlier: ''Quetzalcoatlus'', the largest pterosaur of all time, sports a ''39-foot wingspan'', and whenever he lands on solid ground, he also stands exactly as tall as the infamous ''UsefulNotes/{{Tyrannosaurus rex}}''.