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* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'': It's made clear in Season 1 that Luz should take anything that [[EnemyWithin All For One]] says with a grain of salt. For example, he claims that his Quirk is unique in TheMultiverse, but even disregarding the Nine incident his plan canonically involved copying his Quirk and passing the original onto Tomura, which would have been made impossible to even ''attempt'' by this if what he's saying is true , and his brother having a similar Quirk that would become One For All proves that the All For One Quirk isn't an exception to Quirks having a genetic basis (he does latter admit he lied about that). He also claims that his Quirk comes with [[AddictiveMagic a built-in craving to steal Quirks]], but it's entirely possible that he's just trying to push Luz into starting to steal powers, especially given how he seems to show concern to her despite being canonically TheSociopath that doesn't care about ''anyone'' besides himself, though it's possible that self-preservation is also a factor, given that his vestige's existence is tied to her's now. [[spoiler:In chapter 16, its revealed he told a half-truth with the other half being his MoreThanMindControl on the girl's emotions playing a factor.]]
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* ''Fanfic/CodePrime'': Megatron is this during a conversation with Suzaku regarding the War for Cybertron - [[HiddenDepths while he acknowledges that neither side is completely good or evil]], he implies that the planet becoming uninhabitable was a result of the conflict getting out of control, [[NeverMyFault rather than him deliberately poisoning the core with Dark Energon to try and gain planetary domination]]. He also insinuates that he gathered the Decepticons and rose up against the ruling council because they refused to accept Optimus' peaceful solution to dealing with planetary unrest, when in actuality, they stepped down willingly and named Optimus the new leader, causing the [[DrivenByEnvy envious Megatron]] to rise up over not getting what he wanted. And lastly, Megatron indicates that he tried to reach out to Optimus and seek some form of alliance, only to be rejected, conveniently leaving out that Megatron was turned away because he was a despot whose own actions are the entire reason Optimus turned against him.

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* ''Fanfic/CodePrime'': Megatron [[Characters/CodePrimeMegatron Megatron]] is this during a conversation with Suzaku regarding the War for Cybertron - [[HiddenDepths while he acknowledges that neither side is completely good or evil]], he implies that the planet becoming uninhabitable was a result of the conflict getting out of control, [[NeverMyFault rather than him deliberately poisoning the core with Dark Energon to try and gain planetary domination]]. He also insinuates that he gathered the Decepticons and rose up against the ruling council because they refused to accept Optimus' peaceful solution to dealing with planetary unrest, when in actuality, they stepped down willingly and named Optimus the new leader, causing the [[DrivenByEnvy envious Megatron]] to rise up over not getting what he wanted. And lastly, Megatron indicates that he tried to reach out to Optimus and seek some form of alliance, only to be rejected, conveniently leaving out that Megatron was turned away because he was a despot whose own actions are the entire reason Optimus turned against him.
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* ''Fanfic/AlwaysVisible'': All three POV characters are guilty of this.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Cain}}'': Katsuki is a VillainProtagonist who completely rejects any suggestion that he could in any way, shape or form be wrong. In order to justify his skewed views, he engages in massive amounts of {{Doublethink}}, such as his insistence that Izuku is simultaneously an utterly worthless Quirkless loser who can't do anything but cry ''and'' a manipulative mastermind who's got everyone around him dancing on the ends of his puppet strings. As a result, Katsuki's narration reaches levels of ThroughTheEyesOfMadness at times, particularly when it comes to his [[spoiler:sexual harassment of Izuku]] -- the author implied that he deliberately downplays it as part of his SelfServingMemory, but left ambiguous just how much's he's glossing over or leaving out.

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* ''[[Fanfic/FlashbackMHA Flashback]]'': The list of villains Eri brought back and gave to All Might was very detailed and information, offering plenty of opinions as to who could potentially be swayed to their side and recruited. This list was also written by [[spoiler:Toga Himiko]], making it naturally biased and failing to take into account things like what kind of crimes they committed, what sort of justice was owed to their victims, and how ''receptive'' they would be towards the concept of redemption. Sir Nighteye [[LampshadeHanging remarks upon this]].

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* ''[[Fanfic/FlashbackMHA Flashback]]'': ''Fanfic/{{Flashback|MHA}}'': The list of villains Eri brought back and gave to All Might was very detailed and information, offering plenty of opinions as to who could potentially be swayed to their side and recruited. This list was also written by [[spoiler:Toga Himiko]], making it naturally biased and failing to take into account things like what kind of crimes they committed, what sort of justice was owed to their victims, and how ''receptive'' they would be towards the concept of redemption. Sir Nighteye [[LampshadeHanging remarks upon this]].



* ''Fanfic/AndrogyninjasADropOfPoison'' is primarily told through Sakura's perspective. Thanks to her CynicismCatalyst, she believes that practically all shinobi look down upon those from civilian backgrounds like herself, which heavily colors her perspective of others and causes her to draw conclusions that aren't necessarily true.
** As an example, she quickly decides that Kakashi sees her as the most disposable member of Team Seven, and that she can't rely upon him to do anything to help or protect her if things go wrong. In reality, Kakashi ''does'' care about her; he's just [[SinkOrSwimMentor not a very good teacher]] and makes poor decisions about how to manage their team.
* ''Fanfic/UnchainedUmeiNoMai'': Several of the characters who have point-of-view segments throughout the work don't have all the relevant information about what's going on, as well as seeing things filtered through their own personal biases. Tobirama is particularly interesting in this regard; not only is he LockedOutOfTheLoop, he deliberately practices SelectiveObliviousness as a survival mechanism, not wanting to confront all his complicated feelings about the feud between the Senju and Uchiha clans or his imprisonment by the latter.



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* ''Fanfic/{{Villain}}'' is filtered through the perspective of a deeply jaded and embittered Buttercup.



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* Navarone is an in-universe example in ''Fanfic/DiariesOfAMadman'', as he often leaves stuff out or puts misleading information in his journals. [[spoiler:Discord is a straighter example, as he flat out lies to the reader.]]
* Loose Change, the narrator of ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'', has a tendency to present her conspiracies as fact, which is both disorienting and highly amusing. She often makes [[InsaneTrollLogic unbelievable, sometimes asinine leaps in logic]] in an attempt to twist what she finds to fit her own theories, and any holes in her logic are {{Hand Wave}}d away by Loose Change with [[VoodooShark strange explanations that poke even more holes in her logic]]. But it is this nature of hers that the entire concept of the fic centers around. It is possible to get a glimpse of actual Equestrian history through her eyes, once one wades through the enormous fallacies and insane conspiracy theories she presents. But the fic mostly consists solely of Equestrian history as seen through Loose Change, whether the reader wants to accept it as accurate or not.

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* ''Fanfic/{{Contraptionology}}'': Applejack spends most of the story first under effects of sleep deprivation and then of three different forms of mind-altering magic. Generally, it's made clear to the reader what's going on but the significance of ongoing events often flies over her head as she narrates.
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Navarone is an in-universe example in ''Fanfic/DiariesOfAMadman'', example, as he often leaves stuff out or puts misleading information in his journals. [[spoiler:Discord is a straighter example, as he flat out lies to the reader.]]
* ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'': Loose Change, the narrator of ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'', narrator, has a tendency to present her conspiracies as fact, which is both disorienting and highly amusing. She often makes [[InsaneTrollLogic unbelievable, sometimes asinine leaps in logic]] in an attempt to twist what she finds to fit her own theories, and any holes in her logic are {{Hand Wave}}d away by Loose Change with [[VoodooShark strange explanations that poke even more holes in her logic]]. But it is this nature of hers that the entire concept of the fic centers around. It is possible to get a glimpse of actual Equestrian history through her eyes, once one wades through the enormous fallacies and insane conspiracy theories she presents. But the fic mostly consists solely of Equestrian history as seen through Loose Change, whether the reader wants to accept it as accurate or not.
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* ''Fanfic/ConceptRoad''. For a character preemptively familiar with [[MegaCrossover all the worlds he goes to]], Louis Starsky sure doesn't always have his facts together. For example, he believes that Miku Hatsune was the first Music/{{Vocaloid}} preceding Meiko Sakine and Kaito. He's also convinced that Kino from ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'' is a dude. It should also be noted that several context clues within the same chapter(s) strongly suggest that this is ''not'' a mistake on the actual author's end.

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* ''Fanfic/ConceptRoad''. For a character preemptively familiar with [[MegaCrossover all the worlds he goes to]], Louis Starsky sure doesn't always have his facts together. For example, he believes that Miku Hatsune was the first Music/{{Vocaloid}} preceding Meiko Sakine and Kaito. He's also convinced that Kino from ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'' ''Literature/KinosJourney'' is a dude. It should also be noted that several context clues within the same chapter(s) strongly suggest that this is ''not'' a mistake on the actual author's end.
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* ''Fanfic/DeathNoteChaotic'': Any time the story is being told from [[spoiler:Russell Thorne's]] perspective, it tends to be misleading. He never lies, but his motivations change how his actions are interpreted later on.
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* ''Fanfic/TimeToDisinfect'' exclusively follows Mari's perspective, explaining her interpretation of everything that happens around her. Unfortunately, due to her autism, she frequently overlooks or misinterprets things, and thus the narration does as well.

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