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[[Truth in Television]] (but ''not'' in tabloids), ''especially'' applied to Hollywood actresses and actors.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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== Comic Books ==
* In ''[[Tintin
== Film ==
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== Literature ==
* Rita Skeeter's job description in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series.
* In ''[[Rewind (
== Live Action TV ==
* One episode of ''[[
** An two-part episode of ''Dream On'' reversed the gender roles when Martin Tupper began an affair with a woman who turned out to be the wife (Teri Garr) of a prominent politician (George Hamilton). In the ensuing tabloid uproar, cameo roles went to people like Rita Jenrette, Gennifer Flowers and Jessica Hahn, all of whom had experience with the phenomenon in real life.
* I am almost ashamed to add this [[Real Life]] example, but ''[[Jon and Kate Plus Eight]]'' is a tragic classic version.
* The [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[John Adams (TV series)|John Adams]]'' shows that this sort of thing is [[Older Than They Think]]. There is this scene between [[John Adams|the title protagonist]] and his rather upset wife, who is reading ''The Federalist Papers'', which has printed some rather absurd exaggerations and lies:
{{quote|'''Abigail Adams:''' ''(reading)'' "The reign of Mr. Adams has hitherto been one continued tempest of malignant passions. As president, he has never opened his lips without threatening or scolding. He is a repulsive pedant, a gross hypocrite, one of the most egregious fools upon the continent, a hideous, hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman."
'''John Adams:''' It is beneath the President of the United States to take any notice of insinuations.
'''Mrs. Adams:''' In any other country, such filth would have been silenced long ago.
'''President Adams:''' Mr. Hamilton takes equal pains to ensure that ''The Federalist Paper'' are filled with scurrilous attacks on Thomas Jefferson and his party.
'''Mrs. Adams:''' Think of all the vile falsehoods written about you - ''continue'' to be written about you. You may have patiently borne all the slanders, but I have not. "Before it is too late to retrieve our deranged affairs—"
'''President Adams:''' For goodness sake.
'''Mrs. Adams:''' ''(continues reading)'' "— the people must demand the immediate resignation of old, querulous, bald, blind, crippled, toothless Adams."
''[[Beat Panel| (long pause)]]''
'''President Adams:''' [[I Take Offence to That Last One| I am not crippled]].
'''Mrs. Adams:''' I find no amusement in this. Waste of paper and ink.
'''President Adams:''' Waste of time reading it, Abigail. Put it down.
'''Mrs. Adams:''' They would not say such a thing about [[George Washington|Washington]]. They would not call George Washington hermaphroditical!
'''President Adams:''' They could call him toothless, though. ''(both laugh)''}}
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''; not even Celestia is immune to this, as in the episode "Ponyville Confidential", she was photographed pigging out on cake, the photo appearing in Gabby Gump's column in the newspaper. While the plot in general was portraying Gabby as being in the wrong for not valuing anyone's privacy, this episode did mark a point where Celestia started being less introverted and more social, not to mention her [[Sweet Tooth]] becoming a [[Running Gag]].
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