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* ''Webcomic/LatchkeyKingdom'': "Team Awesome - Gala" sees the team hired as security for a gala event. The gala is attacked by masked cultists seeking an ancient artifact, tying up the team and dumping them in the coat room, only for CB and ClassyCatBurglar Ms. Tery to escape and try to foil the scheme. It turns out to be an elaborate dinner theatre, complete with a dashing swashbuckler come to save the day. The other staff try to explain it, but CB runs off before they finish.
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* In 2017, a thief named Terry Jon Martin stole a pair of prop ruby slippers, as worn by Judy Garland in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', from the Judy Garland Museum, believing them to be studded with real rubies which he could sell for a lot of money. After learning the "rubies" were simply red glass, Martin simply got rid of the shoes, though they were subsequently recovered. (In fairness, Martin [[PopculturalOsmosisFailure had never seen the film]] and didn't realize the shoes were being kept for their cultural, rather than financial, value.)
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* One episode of ''Series/{{Castle}}'' seems to involve a dead secret agent. Then Castle realizes that the victim was just playing a deeply immersive spy game, along with a few of their witnesses [[AndYouThoughtItWasAGame who didn't realize they were dealing with the real police]].

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* One episode of ''Series/{{Castle}}'' ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' seems to involve a dead secret agent. Then Castle realizes that the victim was just playing a deeply immersive spy game, along with a few of their witnesses [[AndYouThoughtItWasAGame who didn't realize they were dealing with the real police]].
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* ''Film/GalaxyQuest'': A group of aliens who have no concept of fiction believe that a ''Series/StarTrek''-like TV show from Earth is real and abduct the (retired) actors to help them fight a war.

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* ''Film/GalaxyQuest'': A group of aliens who have no concept of fiction believe that a ''Series/StarTrek''-like ''Franchise/StarTrek''-like TV show from Earth is real and abduct the (retired) actors to help them fight a war.
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Inverse of AndYouThoughtItWasAGame, where something that's real gets mistaken for pretend. Related to OutOfContextEavesdropping, ThisIsAWorkOfFiction, CannotTellFictionFromReality, YouWatchTooMuchX . Similar to RedHerring.

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Inverse of AndYouThoughtItWasAGame, where something that's real gets mistaken for pretend. Related to OutOfContextEavesdropping, ThisIsAWorkOfFiction, CannotTellFictionFromReality, YouWatchTooMuchX .YouWatchTooMuchX. Similar to RedHerring.
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* Radio host Radio/NealBoortz in 1988 created an entirely fictitious event for his radio program called "The Great Georgia Cat Chase," or alternatively the "Georgia Cat Chasing Championship" or "Great Neal Boortz Cat Chase." This is a supposed sporting event in which cats were tossed out of airplanes and caught by skydivers, presented complete with "live commentary" and sound effects of angry, mewling cats. He reported that a number of people called in to complain, convinced that it was real. Additionally, a California newspaper reported it as if it was real. Boortz even went so fart as to say that ''most'' people listening to it thought it was real, though whether that's true is debatable at best.

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* Radio host Radio/NealBoortz in 1988 created an entirely fictitious event for his radio program called "The Great Georgia Cat Chase," or alternatively the "Georgia Cat Chasing Championship" or "Great Neal Boortz Cat Chase." This is a supposed sporting event in which cats were tossed out of airplanes and caught by skydivers, presented complete with "live commentary" and sound effects of angry, mewling cats. He reported that a number of people called in to complain, convinced that it was real. Additionally, a California newspaper reported it as if it was real. Boortz even went so fart far as to say that ''most'' people listening to it thought it was real, though whether that's true is debatable at best.
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->'''Alexander:''' Don't you make any TV shows on your planet? Theatre, films?\\
'''Mathesar:''' Historical documents of your culture, yes. In fact, we have come to document our history from your example.\\
'''Gwen:''' No, not historical documents. They're not all historical documents. Surely, you don't think ''Series/GilligansIsland'' is a --\\
'''Mathesar:''' ''[with a dismayed look]'' Those poor people ...
-->-- ''Film/GalaxyQuest''
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* ''Film/GalaxyQuest''. A group of aliens in question believe a TV show is real and thus ask the actor for help in defeating their enemy.

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* ''Film/GalaxyQuest''. ''Film/GalaxyQuest'': A group of aliens in question who have no concept of fiction believe that a ''Series/StarTrek''-like TV show from Earth is real and thus ask abduct the actor for (retired) actors to help in defeating their enemy.them fight a war.
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* Radio host Radio/NealBoortz in 1988 created an entirely fictitious event for his radio program called "The Great Georgia Cat Chase," or alternatively the "Georgia Cat Chasing Championship" or "Great Neal Boortz Cat Chase." This is a supposed sporting event in which cats were tossed out of airplanes and caught by skydivers, presented complete with "live commentary" and sound effects of angry, mewling cats. He reported that a number of people called in to complain, convinced that it was real. Additionally, a California newspaper reported it as if it was real.

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* Radio host Radio/NealBoortz in 1988 created an entirely fictitious event for his radio program called "The Great Georgia Cat Chase," or alternatively the "Georgia Cat Chasing Championship" or "Great Neal Boortz Cat Chase." This is a supposed sporting event in which cats were tossed out of airplanes and caught by skydivers, presented complete with "live commentary" and sound effects of angry, mewling cats. He reported that a number of people called in to complain, convinced that it was real. Additionally, a California newspaper reported it as if it was real. Boortz even went so fart as to say that ''most'' people listening to it thought it was real, though whether that's true is debatable at best.
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* ''Film/HomeAlone'': Kevin tricks a pizza delivery boy and the Wet Bandits into believing that they overheard a murder occur by playing a gangster movie.

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* ''Film/HomeAlone'': ''Film/HomeAlone1'': Kevin tricks a pizza delivery boy and the Wet Bandits into believing that they overheard a murder occur by playing a gangster movie.

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