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* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'' episode "Carl Wheezer Boy Genius"

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''', "Only A Dream" - After the League rounds up five escaped supervillains, an exhausted Flash asks who else is left.

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'':
-->"Is this thing [dog whistle] on? I can't hear it."\\

"''[Awkward pause]'' I knew that. I was testing you."

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' book ''Discworld/MakingMoney'', when [[MadMathematician Mr. Bent]] has a paper corrected by one of his younger employees and suffers a breakdown, Moist initially wonders why he simply didn't claim he was testing them.

* Seen in an ''ComicBook/EMan'' parody of Creator/MarvelComics -- PointyHairedBoss [[Creator/StanLee Stanley Presents]] is hideously out of touch with the current continuity his company prints, and keeps making references to things that haven't been true for over a decade. When called on it, "I know that, I was just testing you."

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen "Rise of the Cybermen"]], the TARDIS lands in a parallel universe, and Mickey learns that his grandmother is still alive there. He goes to visit her, but is almost immediately grabbed by "his" [[LaResistance friends]], who tell "Ricky" that ''he's'' the one who told them not to put their loved ones in danger. Mickey, understandably confused, uses this line.

** Kirk and Scotty set up a challenge/response [[TrustPassword password]] before Kirk beamed down to a planet in order to prevent imposters from getting beamed up. Naturally a shapeshifter takes Kirk's form and tries to get Scotty to beam him up. When he doesn't know the password, he tries to cover it up by saying that he was just testing Scotty. Scotty catches on immediately and concludes that Kirk must be in trouble, since the real [[OutOfCharacterAlert Kirk would never "test" him]] in a situation like that.

* In ''VideoGame/TheFeebleFiles'', Feeble jokingly tells the local bar's bartender a made up rumor that [[BigBad [=OmniBrain=]]] is merely a falsehood devised by the rebels. Given the very [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour 1984-esque]] nature of the setting, the bartender responds that he will have to report Feeble saying that to the authorities. Feeble then responds that he was merely testing him and that he would have to report HIM if he said anything else.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Dr Hibbert suggests that Marge could sell one of her children. When she reacts with horror, he says "That was a test. If you had reacted any differently, you'd be in jail now."

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegens'': Played on several levels in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. Bastila asks you a few simple questions about your background. You can answer truthfully or sarcastically. She admits to testing you to see if you were honest and able to treat the Force Bond seriously. What she's really testing [[spoiler:is if the brainwashing the Jedi Council did was still sticking.]]

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--> "Is this thing [dog whistle] on? I can't hear it."
--> "It's a frequency too high for humans to hear."
--> "[Awkward pause] I knew that. I was testing you."

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* In the Literature/{{Discworld}} book ''Discworld/MakingMoney'', when [[MadMathematician Mr. Bent]] has a paper corrected by one of his younger employees and suffers a breakdown, Moist initially wonders why he simply didn't claim he was testing them.
--> "Even school teachers know ''that'' one!"

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-->Sam: We've seen that wreath before, Dean.\\
Dean: Where?\\
Sam: The Walshes. Yesterday.\\
Dean: [trying to cover] ...I know... I was just testing you...
* ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}''
** Kirk and Scotty set up a challenge/response [[TrustPassword password]] before Kirk beamed down to a planet in order to prevent imposters from getting beamed up. Naturally a shapeshifter takes Kirk's form and tries to get Scotty to beam him up. When he doesn't know the password, he tries to cover it up by saying that he was just testing Scotty. Scotty catches on immediately and concludes that Kirk must be in trouble, since the real [[OutOfCharacterAlert Kirk would never "test" him]] in a situation like that.
** In "The Changeling", Enterprise is attacked by a powerful robot probe that only stops shooting when it mistakes Captain Kirk for "The Creator" (due to CorruptedData it confuses Kirk with the similarly-named individual who designed it). When Kirk asks why Nomad refers to him as 'The Creator', Spock quickly interrupts, telling Nomad that "The Creator was just testing your memory banks."

* ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Rise of the Cybermen" - The [=TARDIS=] lands in a parallel universe, and Mickey learns that his grandmother is still alive there. He goes to visit her, but is almost immediately grabbed by "his" [[LaResistance friends]], who tell "Ricky" that ''he's'' the one who told them not to put their loved ones in danger. Mickey, understandably confused, uses this line.
* ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'': When Susie tells Arnold that she reads The Wall Street Journal, Arnold says he likes the comics in it. When she says there are no comics, Arnold says he is just testing her.
* A ''Series/DadsArmy'' staple, "Good thinking, Wilson. I was wondering who'd be the first to spot that."

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* Played on several levels in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. Bastila asks you a few simple questions about your background. You can answer truthfully or sarcastically. She admits to testing you to see if you were honest and able to treat the Force Bond seriously. What she's really testing [[spoiler: is if the brainwashing the Jedi Council did was still sticking.]]

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* In one installment of ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'', God himself asks T-Rex where wind comes from, and defends himself: "UM OF COURSE I KNOW I JUST WANT TO SEE IF YOU DO"

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'''Flash:''' ''[tired]'' Oh yeah, right...just testing!

** In "The Changeling", Enterprise is attacked by a powerful robot probe that only stops shooting when it mistakes Captain Kirk for "The Creator" (due to CorruptedData, it confuses Kirk with the person of the same name who designed it). When Kirk asks why Nomad refers to him as 'The Creator', Spock quickly interrupts, telling Nomad that "The Creator was just testing your memory banks."

** In "The Changeling", a powerful and well-armed robot probe insists that Captain Kirk is "The Creator" (due to CorruptedData, it confuses Kirk with the person of the same name who designed it). When Kirk asks why Nomad refers to him as 'The Creator', Spock quickly interrupts, telling Nomad that "The Creator was just testing your memory banks."

** In "The Changeling", a dangerously robot probe insists that Captain Kirk is "The Creator" (due to CorruptedData, it confuses Kirk with the person of the same name who designed it). When Kirk asks why Nomad refers to him as 'The Creator', Spock quickly interrupts, telling Nomad that "The Creator was just testing your memory banks."

* Done in an episode of the original ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}''. Kirk and Scotty set up a challenge/response [[TrustPassword password]] before Kirk beamed down to a planet in order to prevent imposters from getting beamed up. Naturally a shapeshifter takes Kirk's form and tries to get Scotty to beam him up. When he doesn't know the password, he tries to cover it up by saying that he was just testing Scotty. Scotty catches on immediately and concludes that Kirk must be in trouble, since the real [[OutOfCharacterAlert Kirk would never "test" him]] in a situation like that.

If Alice really was just testing Bob, see SecretTest.

* In the ''WKRPInCincinnati'' episode "Put Up or Shut Up," Johnny Fever has a drug flashback. He asks Andy, the station manager, "Do you see anybody over in that corner?" After Andy says no, Johnny says, "Neither do I. Just testing you."

* Played on several levels in ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. Bastila asks you a few simple questions about your background. You can answer truthfully or sarcastically. She admits to testing you to see if you were honest and able to treat the Force Bond seriously. What she's really testing [[spoiler: is if the brainwashing the Jedi Council did was still sticking.]]

* ''JimmyNeutron'' episode "Carl Wheezer Boy Genius"

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* ''DiffrentStrokes'': When Susie tells Arnold that she reads The Wall Street Journal, Arnold says he likes the comics in it. When she says there are no comics, Arnold says he is just testing her.

* Seen in an ''ComicBook/EMan'' parody of Creator/MarvelComics -- PointyHairedBoss [[StanLee Stanley Presents]] is hideously out of touch with the current continuity his company prints, and keeps making references to things that haven't been true for over a decade. When called on it, "I know that, I was just testing you."

* ''CowboyBebop'':

* Seen in an ''{{E-Man}}'' parody of MarvelComics--PointyHairedBoss [[StanLee Stanley Presents]] is hideously out of touch with the current continuity his company prints, and keeps making references to things that haven't been true for over a decade. When called on it, "I know that, I was just testing you."

* In the ''WKRPInCincinati'' episode "Put Up or Shut Up," Johnny Fever has a drug flashback. He asks Andy, the station manager, "Do you see anybody over in that corner?" After Andy says no, Johnny says, "Neither do I. Just testing you."

* In the ''WKRPInCincinatti'' episode "Put Up or Shut Up," Johnny Fever has a drug flashback. He asks Andy, the station manager, "Do you see anybody over in that corner?" After Andy says no, Johnny says, "Neither do I. Just testing you."