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A [[Stock Phrase]] in fictional works of all kinds. Popular, partly because you can get away with more outrageous elements if you say "[[But It Really Happened!]]", and partly because some works [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|happen to be based on true stories]].
=== Strength of Basis ===
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* [[Documentary]] (and [[Nonfiction]] in general): "A true story", no "based on" -- something like the Snopes.com page above, only told with interviews, [[Stock Footage]], and narration. Elements can still possibly be exaggerated via [[Manipulative Editing]] or use re-enactments to visualize him finding the painting.
* [[Roman
* [[Dramatization]]: Changes are made, but largely for the [[Pragmatic Adaptation|sake of telling the proper story]] instead of adding drama / conflict to the proceedings. Such changes might make the painting be bought at a yard sale or three seperate appraisers are [[Composite Character|merged into one]] specialist to avoid redundancy. The actual term [[Dramatization]] can refer to any of the other types, depending on how it is used.
* [[Very Loosely Based
* [[Based
** Compare [[Documentary of Lies]], which purports to be [[Nonfiction]], but is [[Very Loosely Based
=== Related Tropes ===
* [[Ripped
* [[Inspired By]] and [[Suggested By]]: Alternatives to the phrase "[[Based
* [[But It Really Happened!]]: The use of "[[Based
* [[Direct Line to
* [[Literary Agent Hypothesis]]: When fans theorise that a work is based on actual events, which are published as fiction.
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