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Snicka
Since: Jun, 2011
Synchronicity
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ergeis
Since: Apr, 2011
16th Jan, 2020 02:57:05 AM
Coincidental Accidental Disguise cuts it very close.
Is there something like this where it's believed a monster is lurking around but it turns out to be something far more mundane?
Example: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E14DasBus The Simpsons episode where Milhouse thought there was a monster but it turns out to be a boar. In Malcolm in the Middle, Dewey threw rocks at Francis believing him to be a sasquatch.
It's like "Scooby-Doo" Hoax but hoax implies deception was done on purpose.