Also see Photo Identification Denial, especially when someone denies knowing a person after being shown their photograph, but it's clear they're lying. Compare Confession Deferred, in which the truth is uncovered after lies. Refuge in Audacity covers the cases when this ploy actually works. Do not contrast with I Lied, which is when a character outright lies, but the lying is not blatant. But Real Life examples are welcome anyways. In Real Life, this is the most offensive form of turd polish. A "Blind Idiot" Translation can also turn something that SHOULD be true into a blatant lie or vice versa. Some statements that are true " from a certain point of view" may be blatant lies. See also Metaphorically True and Insistent Terminology. Suspiciously Specific Denial is a subtrope. Will almost inevitably accompany any Paper-Thin Disguise or Most Definitely Not a Villain. When it fails, you get That Liar Lies followed by Implausible Deniability. In the ideal version of the trope, most people accept this because of their built-in Weirdness Censor, or because it's executed as a Seamless Spontaneous Lie. Similar to A Wizard Did It, but instead of hand-waving some implausible aspect of the series, the character is the one doing the hand-waving to another character. So they have to come up with an excuse for their situation, and tell a lie. Unfortunately, Clark Kenting doesn't always cut it, and some aspect of the secret is going to be glaringly obvious no matter what. So one of the characters has a secret, one that they do not want leaking out. This page is blank! There's nothing to see! Definitely nothing, especially a page describing blatant lies! Goodbye! No, we're not going to Describe Blatant Lies because. The Simpsons, "22 Short Films About Springfield"
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