History Main / SarcasticConfession

* Creator/JimmySavile was an English presenter and philanthropist who abused his position to groom children for sex. This wasn't confirmed or made public until after his death, but during his life he frequently made "jokes" that in hindsight were basically him admitting to it. Like in response to the question, "What are you doing these days?" he'd respond, "Anybody I can get me hands on," or that he was "feared in every girls' school in this country," that his "case came up next week." As Ian Hislop put it, "It's a brilliant disguise: you dress up as a paedophile."

* Creator/JimmySavile was an English presenter and philanthropist who abused his position to groom children for sex. This wasn't confirmed or made public until after his death, but during his life he frequently made "jokes" that in hindsight were basically him admitting to it. Like in response to the question, "What are you doing these days?" he'd respond, "Anybody I can get me hands on," or that he was "feared in every girls' school in this country." As Ian Hislop put it, "It's a brilliant disguise: you dress up as a paedophile."

* One of the Advertising/JayBushAndDuke ads for Bush's Baked Beans involves the TalkingDog Duke printing a bunch of flyers in a secret basement in his doghouse which read "Bush's Secret Family Recipe for Sale." When Jay confronts him with one of the flyers, asking if he had anything to do with it, he replies sarcastically with "Right, Jay, I'm running a printing press in my basement."

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* ''Webcomic/MoringMarkTOHComics'': When another student [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/comments/16w7kya/truth/ questions how Luz suddenly has a new sister that looks nothing like her despite having previously claimed to be an only child]], Vee proceeds to tell her entire backstory as a shapshifting demon refuge from another world on created by an evil emperor (understandably freaking out Luz) before "admitting" that she's just adopted.

See also ClarkKenting, AppealToAudacity. Contrast with CassandraTruth. A CassandraGambit is a large-scale non-sarcastic version of this. Compare YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou. SuspiciouslySpecificDenial can drift into this trope. The third type of FramingTheGuiltyParty may overlap. A particularly crafty character might use it as a form of PublicSecretMessage. It also may be a ploy for someone who's considered TooFunnyToBeEvil. If the ''audience'' doesn't know it's a confession, this often acts a RewatchBonus. Compare and contrast JustJokingJustification.

'''We advise you to [[DontTryThisAtHome never try this]] in RealLife, particularly if you are being questioned by police.''' In some cases, the authorities in question are ''legally obligated'' to take anything you say at face value and act accordingly. A common sign in airports after 9/11 has been "We Take Jokes About Safety SERIOUSLY!".

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' the Sidereals have a charm (magic power), Avoiding The Truth Technique, just for doing this.

Of course, the danger of this trope is that the interrogator is SarcasmBlind. They could take your confession at ''face value'' and decide that they were right all along about your {{Masquerade}}. Now your secret is out, you’ll most likely face the consequences of it, and really only have yourself to blame. [[EpicFail Oops!]]

Of course, the danger of this trope is that the interrogator is SarcasmBlind. They could take your confession at ''face value'' and decide that they were right all along about your {{Masquerade}}. Now your secret is out, you’ll assuredly face the consequences of it, and really only have yourself to blame. [[EpicFail Oops!]]

Of course, the danger of this trope is that the interrogator is SarcasmBlind. They could take your confession at ''face value'' and decide that they were right all along about your {{Masquerade}}. [[EpicFail Oops!]]

* One of the Jay Bush and Duke ads for Bush's Baked Beans involves the TalkingDog Duke printing a bunch of flyers in a secret basement in his doghouse which read "Bush's Secret Family Recipe for Sale." When Jay confronts him with one of the flyers, asking if he had anything to do with it, he replies sarcastically with "Right, Jay, I'm running a printing press in my basement."