History Main / CaughtOnTape

* ''Fanfic/BurningBridgesBuildingConfidence'': Having been warned about [[ManipulativeBitch Lila]] before meeting her, Cole makes a point of audio-recording every conversation she has with her to collect evidence proving that she's a ConsummateLiar. She also geotags pictures of her and her friends whenever they're out having fun, and uses one such picture to prove that they couldn't have cornered and threatened Lila in the bathroom like she claims they were doing at the time.
* ''Fanfic/{{CONSEQUENCES|MiraculousLadybug}}'':
** In ''BREAKING AND ENTERING'', Lila hits Marinette, steals her diary, and [[EvilGloating gloats]] that none of Marinette's "dumb little friends" will ever speak to her again once Lila's revealed all her secrets. Alya then reveals her presence -- and that she's been filming the whole encounter. She promptly turns the video over to the police.
** ''SUN'S WRATH'' has this screw Lila over ''twice''. First, when she shoves Luka out in front of a car, the driver's dashboard camera catches it. He's then able to show the footage to Hell-ios when the vengeful akuma arrives, saving his life and pointing him towards the true culprit. Later, Hell-ios presents her with a SadisticChoice, claiming that he'll kill an innocent child if Lila doesn't turn herself over. Her refusal to do so is recorded by one of the other civilians hiding out with her group.
* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndNoire'': After the events of Reverser in chapter 34, Lila claims that two of Reverser's paper-airplanes, which cause their targets to become the opposite of themselves, both hit Kagami when she stood to protect Marinette and made her terrified and scared, with Lila volunteering to keep watch over Kagami while the other students search for the heroes. [[spoiler:When Alya reviewed the footage of the akuma attack at the end of the chapter, she finds out that Kagami was hit by a single airplane, and it was more than likely to Alya that the second plane hit ''Lila'' instead and made her act like the opposite of her true self.]]
* The IncitingIncident of ''Fanfic/CrumblingDown'' is Alya taping Lila trying to push a section of crumbling wall on top of Ladybug during an akuma attack.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Dekugate}}'', Nitta Mari casually stalks Izuku and his friends, filming them without permission while they're trying to enjoy themselves on the beach and sneering at him about how he can't do anything to stop her. When Toshinori confronts her, he reveals that he's fully aware of her online activities slandering his family, giving her a massive TheReasonYouSuckSpeech which is all caught on camera -- and since Nitta's initial reaction is ''delight'' [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint that he read her blog]], this doubles as an AccidentalPublicConfession.
* ''Fanfic/TheDevilsInTheDetails'': Having been raised by a lawyer (and being very clever himself), whenever Peter is backed into a corner, expect to have him secretly recording everything that was happening on his phone.
** When he first meets Tony, he has their conversation recorded to ensure that Tony can't strong-arm him into Avengers business (complete with a legally binding restraining order against him).
** In "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23715655 Back in the Ring]]", Matt catches a loan company in the act of attempting to take May's home with a fraudulent mortgage loan claim allegedly signed by Ben after his death. When the manager attempts to get away with it by putting it into a protracted in-company investigation, Peter reveals that he recorded the entire thing with threats to use it against him.
* ''Fanfic/FashionUpgrade'' has this happen to Lila twice over:
** First, when she attempts to sneak into the dressing room used by Ms. Mendeleiev's class and sabotage their fashion show, she's caught on camera triggering an ink trap. In this case, the larger and more immediate punishment is that said ink means she can't go onstage, ceding her role to her understudy.
** This leads to the ''second'' incident. [[DrivenByEnvy Jealous of how]] Mylene and the other actors are being praised for their performances, Lila starts harassing her... and Ivan, Mylene's boyfriend, catches it on camera. Unlike Alicia, who spared Lila the extra humiliation of releasing the footage, Ivan is more than happy to reveal to the whole school just how she's been treating his girlfriend.
* ''Fanfic/FoxInTheBunnyhouse'': When [[spoiler:Robin]] is abducted, the kidnapper fails to notice a mouse who witnesses and records the crime on his phone. This leads to Amber alerts rapidly being issued as footage of the kidnapping is shown on the news.
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': Trip records several of Chloe's classmates bragging to her little brother about how they bullied her... and [[KidsAreCruel how much they enjoyed it]]. Several other bystanders also record their EngineeredPublicConfession on their cell phones.
* ''Fanfic/JulekaVsTheForcesOfTheUniverse'': While hiding in a closet, Juleka hears and records Chat Noir harassing Ladybug, with her angrily reminding him that every time they've kissed was under duress (such as when he was mind-controlled by Dark Cupid or they had their memories erased by Oblivio), as well as her repeating that she's in love with somebody else, ''not'' with him. Juleka then submits a TrojanHorse fanvid to Side-by-Side's call for "Best Ladybug and Chat Noir Moments" so that the public can hear said argument for themselves and get a taste for what the heroes' dynamic is ''really'' like.
* Happens twice during ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'':
** Hawkmoth's downfall is solidified when news cameras catch him detransforming, revealing his SecretIdentity to the world.
** During the FinalBattle with [[DragonTheirFeet Mayura]], [[spoiler:Adrien offers a hand up to Nathalie, only for her to steal the Black Cat Ring and use it alongside the Peacock Pin to transform again into a more powerful form]]. As with Hawkmoth's last fight, this is caught on camera, and completely ruins [[spoiler:Adrien's reputation, as it looks as though he ''willingly'' handed his Ring over]].
* ''Fanfic/KitsuneNoKenFistOfTheFox'': While interviewing one of Akatsuki's suspecting financial backers, Minato, Itachi and Yugito record the conversation with a hidden tape recorder. The suspect smoothly denies any involvement with Akatsuki before lawyering up; however, the tape still comes in handy when [[spoiler:Yugito shares it with the Akatsuki's leader, Yahiko, proving that Kira was always intending to deny his involvement. This convinces Yahiko to serve as a state witness against him]].

** Phillip Whittebane/Emperor Belos is ''hated'' by the world due to [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E16HollowMind his cold-blooded murder of his own brother, his hazing of his gimwalkers including Hunter,]][[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E21KingsTide and his attempted genocide of all of the inhabitants of the Boilling Isles]], among other things, being broadcasted on the internet and television.

--> '''Grizzly''': A crappy hero. Do you know that international charity she's running? Not a single dollar goes to those in need. The entire thing is nothing but a massive laundering scheme,\\

* ''Fanfic/RecommencerMiraculousLadybug'': When Mark gets akumatized into Musicifer, a witness records it on their camera phone. This all captures the fact that [[spoiler:Mark ''offered'' his guitar pick to the akumatizing butterfly, proving that he ''wanted'' to be akumatized so he could attack Jay and their friends]].
* ''Fanfic/TheScorpionJar'': Katsuki [[HoistByHisOwnPetard seals his own fate]] when he confronts Izuku, forcing him halfway out a window while declaring that he'll "throw you off the roof myself" if he doesn't bow to his whims. Izuku was [[BatmanGambit banking on this]], secretly recording the entire encounter with a hidden device.

* ''Fanfic/SupportingAHero'': Bakugou's attempts to murder Izuku are seen by the entire stadium and across the globe, resulting in his expulsion and blacklisting from heroics across every school except for the [[spoiler:MLA front masquerading as a school]]. [[NeverMyFault Bakugou still blames Izuku for it]].
* ''Fanfic/TeenageRebellion'': Adrien has ''plenty'' of proof of Gabriel's ControlFreak ways, be it videos or audio recordings. And he won't hesitate to post them either.

* ''Fanfic/WhatGoesAroundComesAroundMiraculousLadybug'':
** As part of his record-keeping for [[spoiler:his partner in crime Emilie]], Gabriel recorded several of his discussions of Hawkmoth-related business with Nathalie. When investigators discover this, it provides plenty of evidence of their dirty dealings, along with evidence that he was working with both Chloe and Lila.
** Chloe and Lila have further issues with this when [[spoiler:Catastrophe sends them an Akuma butterfly]] while they're in holding cells. The two scramble and fight each other trying to reach it, with the whole chase caught on the station's security cameras.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43301340 What Practical?]]'': Aizawa and Principal Nezu review footage of Katsuki attacking Izuku during a training exercise, observing that the only time they've actually seen him ''smiling'' on U.A.'s campus was while he attempted to use lethal force on his fellow student. Nezu also casually reveals to Aizawa that he has footage of Mineta crawling under a cafeteria table in an attempt to look up Yaoyorozu's skirt, giving him everything he needs to instantly expel him.
* ''Fanfic/WhisperedTribulation'': Despite Izuku only being in Gen-Ed, Katsuki ''still'' [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence hates that he got into U.A.]] ''at all'' and confronts him with the intent of administering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to his favorite victim. Unfortunately for him, the room he confronts Izuku in has a security camera; not only is he stopped by help arriving in time, [[spoiler:Principal Nedzu promptly expels him]].
* ''Fanfic/WithConfidence'':
** Many of Izuku's classmates have posted footage of him being bullied [[SocialMediaBeforeReason on their social media accounts]]. They instantly regret this when he points out how that can be used as evidence against them and their teachers.
** Izuku records Bakugou issuing a SuicideDare, then warns him that if he keeps picking on him, that recording will be going ''straight'' to U.A.

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* ''Fanfic/{{What Goes Around Comes Around|MiraculousLadybug}}'':

** [[spoiler:After Yuda tells Maria how he came to learn about her, along with how he murdered Iijima [[HeKnowsTooMuch for knowing that Maria was connected to Shikimi]], [[PsychoSupporter he begs Maria to use him as her accomplice]] in order to kill off the rest of [[GangOfBullies Okaya's friends]]. Maria responds by revealing that she recorded his confession to Iijima's murder on her phone and warning him not to associate himself with her again, under threat of [[FrameUp incriminating him for the murders she's already committed]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Inspection Detection" had [[MistakenForThief Timmy being accused of shoplifting at a local department store]] while he is prepping for [[TheInspectorIsComing Fairy Inspection Day]] and he cannot explain where he got the stuff he wished for at the risk of losing Cosmo and Wanda since some of them were, by [[CoincidentalBroadcast sheer]] [[ContrivedCoincidence coincidence]], items shoplifted from the store. When [[AdultsAreUseless his parents]] and the [[PoliceAreUseless police]] are too dumb to believe him when he tries to tell them that the [[TheBully school bully, Francis]], is the real culprit, having found a shoplifted walkie-talkie in his pants, Timmy is forced to go on the run in order to [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty catch Francis red-handed]] and [[ClearMyName clear his name]]. Near the end of the episode, Timmy is able to prove it when Cosmo shapeshifts into a security camera and catches Francis stealing a tub of lard.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', Sullivan lures [[spoiler:Mr. Waternoose]] into the simulation chamber, where he unwittingly confesses to [[spoiler:planning to kidnap human children for their screams]]. Mike then reviews the incriminating footage for the [=CDA=] agents in the control room.

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "The Ballad of Midsomer County", the killings all centre around a murder accidentally recorded on a master tape 20 years earlier, with the master tape then being hidden.

** In "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23715655 Back in the Ring]]", Matt catches a loan company in the act of attempting to take May's home with a fraudulent mortgage loan claim allegedly signed by Ben after his death. When the manager attempts to get away with it by putting it onto a protracted in-company investigation, Peter reveals that he recorded the entire thing with threats to use it against him.

** Phillip Whittebane/Emperor Belos is ''hated'' by the world due to [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E16HollowMind his cold-bloded murder of his own brother, his hazing of his gimwalkers including Hunter,]][[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E21KingsTide and his attempted genocide of all of the inhabitans of the Boilling Isles]], among other things, being broadcasted on the internet and television.
** In flashbacks from [[Recap/AmphibiaS3E25TheCoreAndTheKing first Andrias's]] and then Leif's perspective, we get a first hand look at just how oppressive and nightmarish [[TheEmpire the Newtopian Empire]] was at its height towards its conquered worlds, and (as is shown with the plight of the olms) many times its own people, with the former having all of their resources extracted and their people used as slaves at the whims of a small elite.

* ''Fanfic/SupportingAHero'': Bakugou's attempts to murder Izuku is seen by the entire stadium and across the globe, resulting in his expulsion and blacklisting from heroics across every school except for the [[spoiler: MLA front masquerading as a school]]. [[NeverMyFault Bakugou still blames Izuku for it]].
* When the heroes confront William Stryker in ''[[Fanfic/TheManyDatesOfDannyFenton TMDDF: Danny Chooses Alex After the Many Dates]]'', Alex makes sure to record his confession of having Nightcrawler [[FalseFlagOperation attack the president in order to scare him]] because she knows that, as a high-ranking government official, he'll get off scot free without any proof to their accusations.

** The {{New Transfer Student}}s Ben, Amaia and Andres record their time at Francoise Dupont, capturing how Ms. Bustier lets bullies go unchallenged while pressuring their victims to give in to their demands. This naturally comes into play when Bustier finds herself going on trial for encouraging her class to harass Marinette after she transferred to another school.
** Alya gets another dose of this when she tries to recruit her classmates into a MaliciousSlander campaign against [[spoiler:Marinette's new friends]]. Among those who witness and record this is [[spoiler:Alya's older sister, Nora]], who presents the footage to Alya's parents.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and Gerald and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. While it was important for Scheck to have the surveillance cameras all over his building to prevent intruders from stealing the document, [[spoiler: [[DidntThinkThisThrough it proves to be a big mistake]] because his crime of burning it was recorded [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own surveillance cameras]], at which point Arnold managed to obtain a videotape showing the document fully before it was burned, then he, Gerald and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice") show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].]]

* ''Film/TheAvengers1998''. Emma Peel is the prime suspect for the destruction of the Prospero Project after the security tape shows her entering and killing people. It was actually her EvilTwin clone who did it.

* ''Film/LianeJungleGoddess'': When Jacqueline confesses her love for Thoren to Tibor, it is recorded on the tape Tibor is using to record the JungleDrums. Later, Thoren plays the recording back through the loudspeakers to scare off the Botos, and hears Jacqueline's confession after the drums stop.

* ''Film/MulhollandFalls'': Alison's gay friend recorded a lot of her liasons at the motel on film through a two-way mirror. Both Hoover and the General are after these film reels because of the potential embarrassment they could bring to, respectively, the former's wife and the latter's reputation. It also turns out that Alison had filmed [[spoiler:proof of illegal nuclear tests in the desert]], which the bad guys killed her for.

* ''Film/PleaseMurderMe'': [[spoiler:After dictating his message to district attorney Ray Willis, he leaves the tape recorder running in his desk drawer. Myra's EngineeredPublicConfession and subsequent murder of him is recorded on it. Although Myra tries to pass of his death as suicide, Willis winds the tape recorder and--thinking it might contain Craig's suicide note--rewinds it and plays it; ensuring Myra's capture.]]

* ''Film/ShandraTheJungleGirl'': Armstrong is recording his observations on tape when he is attacked by Shandra. He drops the still running Dictaphone with the result that his near-fatal encounter with Shandra is recorded.

* ''Literature/AdrianMole'': After a nursery visit to a farm, Adrian's son William claims that a goat ate his lunchbox: not only the contents, but the lunchbox itself. Adrian complains to the nursery teacher, who contacts the farm, claiming that CCTV footage shows William throwing his lunchbox at the goat.

** In ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'', when the Jedi come to "arrest" him, Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious activates a recording and puts on a dumb show, just enough to make a great performance for play back at the first Empire Day before the Imperial Senate. Then he smiles, winks, and lightsabers the device to the point that it can no longer keep recording, declaring "That's enough of that."

* In ''Literature/YouDontOwnMe'', this proves to be the killer's undoing. After [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] unsuccessfully tries to kill [[spoiler:Joe Brenner]] and they are both surrounded by the police, [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] tries to play innocent, saying that [[spoiler:Brenner]] confessed to killing Martin Bell, has been blackmailing her (which ''is'' true) and kidnapped and tried to kill her. Leo and Laurie both know she's actually the killer, but have no hard evidence... until [[spoiler:Brenner]] reveals he had been recording he and [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]]'s conversation, the way he does with [[CrazyPrepared all his conversations]], including [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] admitting to having murdered Martin and her intention to kill [[spoiler:Brenner]] too. At this point, [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] [[KnowWhenToFoldEm drops the act]], knowing there's no way for her to wriggle out of this one.

* In the fifth season of ''Series/TwentyFour'', former President David Palmer is assassinated and the wife of current president Charles Logan, Martha Logan, is convinced it has something to do with something he wanted to tell her. She says that they had a phone conversation the night before in which he expressed that he wanted to talk to her in person about a matter of national security. So somebody dredges up a recording in which Palmer says that "it's hardly a matter of national security" but he wants to invite her to charity dinner. Of course, everyone dismisses her as crazy because she's had mental issues in the past and is on meds, but later it turns out the recording is doctored or fake.

* In ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', Chuck baits Jimmy to confess to doctoring legal documents. Unbeknownst to Jimmy, he is recording the conversation on tape.
* In ''Series/BetterOffTed'' Veronica turns out to have a tape of the time Ted and her had sex, confiscated off a security guard who apparently had dozens of similar tapes. Ted ends up showing the tape to Linda, not because of the sex (which she already knew about), but because it revealed that the e-mail Linda swore she had sent Ted had been accidentally deleted during the act, explaining why Ted never received it.
* ''Series/TheBill''. A DirtyCop realises his informant is carrying a HiddenWire, so says, "Are you threatening me?" Then he drops a knife into the informant's hand and starts to attack him in "self defense". Which would have worked quite well, if they hadn't caught all this on video too.
* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. The Boys get their first break when they catch Popclaw on tape accidentally killing a man during sex, and use it blackmail her into acting as their informant. Unfortunately Popclaw was secretly taping her own sex acts, so this subsequent blackmailing was also caught on tape, which is found after her death, revealing the faces of The Boys to the people they're investigating.

** The episode "Etude in Black" has this as what breaks the killer's alibi. The killer was filmed conducting a concert ''without'' his signature boutonniere, but later at the crime scene the news crews present record him leaving ''with'' it. Faced with this, the killer's wife refuses to lie for him anymore.

--->'''Columbo:''' How did it get to the art gallery? By your own testimony you took it there. But in order to get it off the desk you practically had to step over the body. That woman was shot ''before'' you left the house... and you shot her.

* ''Series/EliStone'': One episode featured a baseballer that was charged with murder because a ball he hit had killed a person he hated and the prosecutor claimed the baseballer aimed for the victim. The prosecutor tried to introduce a DVD suggesting he defendant did have the skills to aim but, since the DVD was anonymous, it became inadmissible as evidence for being more prejudicial than reliable. (The prosecutor couldn't prove it wasn't doctored.)

* ''Series/HappyEndings'' has an early episode, with Dave newly moved into Max's apartment, with food going missing. After learning from Alex that Dave sleepwalks, Max borrows Jane's nanny-cam (that she uses to keep an eye on Brad, but that Brad uses to his own advantage) to catching in the act Turns out, there's an artist squatting upstairs in their crawl space who's been stealing the food.

* In the [[GrandFinale series finale]] of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' the MainCharacters are arrested because they watched an armed robbery take place and didn't call the police or do anything else to help. In court, footage that one of them shot themselves is used as evidence against them, showing them watching the robbery and, not only doing nothing to help, but actually ''mocking'' the victim as the robbery's going on.

* ''Series/TheWire'' being a show named after phone surveilance, naturally this comes up, but rarely straighforward:

** Sergei's BlaseBoast to White Mike "Does he have hands? Does he have face? Yes? It wasn't us" is played back to him in the interregation room, one of the more straighforward examples of this trope in the show.
** the team tries to set up so that Proposition Joe's incompotent nephew Drac would get promoted so they'd hear more of his signature subtlety on the wire.
-->"No, that other thing... cocaine, nigga!"
** the team is surprised to hear the usually very disciplined Cheese mourn having to "shoot Dawg" on the phone, only to find out he was talking about his actual dog, and at best they can charge him with improper disposal of a dead animal.

* In ''VideoGame/FullThrottle'', Ben has to expose Ripburger by placing the photos Miranda took of the murder of Malcom Corley and the audio tape of Corley's will on the projector.

* In ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'', if Ethan is captured by the police, Jayden decides to help him escape. If the camera recording Ethan's interrogation room isn't turned off, Carter will call out Jayden for this and threatens that he will be suspended of duty.

** In ''Justice for All'' Case 2-4, you learn that [[spoiler:Matt Engarde]] put a spying camera into the room that turned into the crime scene, specifically to record the murder happening. Later on, a video tape becomes evidence - whether the contents on the tape ''is'' the murder or something else is never revealed, as the video is never watched.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', there is a scene where [[spoiler:One of the many Araidabot's Soulbot Video Logs shows the battle against the Black King.]] This technically counts as caught on tape as proof for Andrew Hussie to prevent the readers bugging him about what happened during the battle.

* In ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'', [[spoiler:Master Zen]] should really know better than to admit being behind the events of the WhamEpisode while playing a MMORPG, in front of the other player he framed for the whole thing, especially if said other player has a habit of filming in-game events.

* In "Movie Night" from ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'', Butterbean and her crew decide to host a movie night at Butterbean's Cafe. Ms. Marmalady hatches a plan to ruin it and force everyone to come to her place for movie night. She goes around to the crew of the cafe one-by-one, each suggesting a different type of movie that's supposedly popular in Puddlebrook in order to get them arguing about it so they can't decide on what movie to show. Unfortunately for her, Cricket is onto her and films her interactions with everyone, then plays them back after the arguments begin to reveal that they're only fighting because Ms. Marmalady stoked them to.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' had an episode where Flintheart Glomgold framed Scrooge with art theft by showing a tape of 'Scrooge' stealing the painting. It worked at first but Huey, Dewey and Louie eventually found out the tape caught a reflection of 'Scrooge' taking off his disguise, revealing himself as Flintheart Glomgold.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' had the main character being sent to prison for littering, but Little Suzie and Mama Bravo was able to clear his name when the video taken from a security camera across the street showed that Johnny did throw the candy wrapper inside the trash can, and that the wrapper on the ground was actually thrown by some random passer-by. However, Johnny, who was accidentally sent to a ''women's'' prison, didn't want to be released.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToddMcFarlanesSpawn'', when Sam and Twitch manage to find [[spoiler: Chief Banks, who attempted to murder Twitch since he knew too much about the alley murders]], he tells them everything that happened. When Banks tells them that no one is going to believe what they heard, Sam pulls out a cassette which was recording the whole discussion.

* The fall of UsefulNotes/RichardNixon gave this trope a big boost, as the tape recordings he had ensured would be made (after the model of UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson) damaged him not only by implicating him in the cover-up of the Watergate break-in and other crimes, but destroyed the public image of him as an wholesome believer in American values he had carefully constructed when they displayed him as a profane, angry, bigot.

* Robert Durst was a millionaire real estate heir that was suspected of murdering several of his associates, and as he was interviewed for a documentary about the subject, he was caught muttering to himself in the toilet while still wearing his lavalier microphone, saying he "killed them all". While this wasn't the critical evidence of his guilt, it did provide confirmation and a tense finale to the documentary series.
* [[HonorRelatedAbuse The murder of Tina Ise]] was caught on tape, but not for the usual reasons. Authorities had bugged her family's home because her father was suspected (and ultimately proven as) to be a terrorist.

* In ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' Nielen tried to break up Dominic and Luna by bottling words they said at some point and using his elemental powers to [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2007-03-05 rearrange]] a few [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2007-03-07 things]]. It doesn't fool [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2007-03-12 either]] of them.

* ''Fanfic/WhisperedTribulation'': Despite Izuku [[ForWantOfANail only being in Gen-Ed]], Katsuki ''still'' [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence hates that he got into U.A.]] ''at all'' and confronts him with the intent of administering a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to his favorite victim. Unfortunately for him, the room he confronts Izuku in has a security camera; not only is he stopped by help arriving in time, [[spoiler:Principal Nedzu promptly expels him]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' episode "Yesterday's Lie"; [[spoiler:Vee, a basilisk who impersonated Luz in the human realm is caught on a hidden camera set up by a museum curator to expose witches and demons. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Luz's mother then threatens to go to the police because he set up the camera (and a bunch of animal traps) on her private property.]]]]

* ''Series/Forever2014'': When a killer has taken [[Really700YearsOld Henry]] hostage with a knife at his throat, Henry obviously [[ResurrectiveImmortality isn't worried about dying]]. He does, however, look nervously at the security camera which would record his death and his body disappearing.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', Sullivan tricks [[spoiler:Mr. Waternoose]] into the simulation chamber, where he unwittingly confesses to [[spoiler:planning to kidnap human children for their screams]]. Mike then reviews the incriminating footage for the [=CDA=] agents in the control room.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'': [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Scheck]] tried to demolish several homes and businesses to erect a shopping center and avenge one of his ancestors, who was a commanding Redcoat in the Revolutionary War. He gloated to Arnold and Gerald and [[FieryCoverUp burned]] [[DestroyTheEvidence the document]] that established the area as a historical site, thus making it illegal to demolish it. While it was important for Scheck to have the surveillance cameras all over his building to stop anyone who intrudes in his building from stealing the document, [[spoiler: [[DidntThinkThisThrough it proves to be a big mistake]] because his crime of burning it was recorded [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own surveillance cameras]], at which point Arnold managed to obtain a videotape showing the document fully before it was burned, then he, Gerald and Helga (who secretly assisted the boys the whole time under the guise of "Deep Voice") show it to the infuriated townspeople, resulting in Scheck's [[PutOnAPrisonBus eventual arrest]].]]

* In ''Literature/YouDontOwnMe'', this proves to be the killer's undoing. After [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] unsuccessfully tries to kill [[spoiler:Joe Brenner]] and they are both surrounded by the police, [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] tries to play innocent, saying that [[spoiler:Brenner]] confessed to killing Martin Bell, has been blackmailing her (which ''is'' true) and kidnapped and tried to kill her. Leo and Laurie both know she's actually the killer, but have no hard evidence... until [[spoiler:Brenner]] reveals he had been recording he and Leigh Ann's conversation, the way he does with [[CrazyPrepared all his conversations]], including [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] admitting to having murdered Martin and her intention to kill [[spoiler:Brenner]] too. At this point, [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] [[KnowWhenToFoldEm drops the act]], knowing there's no way for her to wriggle out of this one.

* In ''Literature/YouDontOwnMe'', this proves to be the killer's undoing. After [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] unsuccessfully tries to kill [[spoiler:Joe Brenner]] and they are both surrounded by the police, [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] tries to play innocent, saying that [[spoiler:Brenner]] confessed to killing Martin Bell, has been blackmailing her (which ''is'' true) and kidnapped and tried to kill her. Leo and Laurie both know she's actually the killer, but have no hard evidence... until [[spoiler:Brenner]] reveals he had been recording he and Leigh Ann's conversation, the way he does with [[CrazyPrepared all his conversations]], including [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] admitting to having murdered Martin and her intention to kill [[spoiler:Brenner]] too. At this point, [[spoiler:Leigh Ann]] [[KnowWhenToFoldEm drops the act]], knowing there's no way for her to wriggle out of this one]].

* [[HonorRelatedAbuse The murder of Tina Ise] was caught on tape, but not for the usual reasons. Authorities had bugged her family's home because her father was suspected (and ultimately proven as) to be a terrorist.

* ''Series/SanfordAndSon'': The 1976 episode "The Stakeout" has Fred (who had been smitten with a new resident of the Sanford Arms named Ms. Jenkins only to learn that "Ms. Jenkins" was a [[UnsettlingGenderReveal male thief]] named Charles Hacker) attempt to get a confession out of Hacker by sneaking a tape recorder under his sweater. He succeeds in doing so, but RealityEnsues when the officer in charge of the stakeout notes that the recording was inadmissible evidence and could potentially blow the case. Eventually; Hacker ends up captured after [[spoiler:Fred's friend Bubba - like Hacker [[DisguisedInDrag wearing a dress]] - managed to follow Hacker (posing again as "Ms. Jenkins") into the ladies' room, heard him blabbing and reported it; managing to get the $1000 reward in the process.]]

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* ''Fanfic/ConsequencesMiraculousLadybug'':

* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndNoire'': After the events of Reverser in chapter 34, Lila claims that two of Reverser's paper-airplanes, which cause their targets to become the opposite of themselves, both hit Kagami when she stood to protect Marinette and made her terrified and scared, with Lila volunteering to keep watch over Kagami while the other students search for the heroes. [[spoiler:When Alya reviewed the footage of the akuma attack at the end of the chapter, she finds out that Kagami was hit by a single airplane, and it was more than likely to Alya that the second plane hit ''Lila'' instead and made her act like the opposite of her true self]].

* Happens twice during ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'':
** Hawkmoth's downfall is solidified when news cameras catch him detransforming, revealing his SecretIdentity to the world.
** During the FinalBattle with [[DragonTheirFeet Mayura]], [[spoiler:Adrien offers a hand up to Nathalie, only for her to steal the Black Cat Ring and use it alongside the Peacock Pin to transform again into a more powerful form]]. As with Hawkmoth's last fight, this is caught on camera, and completely ruins [[spoiler:Adrien's reputation, as it looks as though he ''willingly'' handed his Ring over]].