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* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''Fanfic/ThreeSlytherinMarauders'', it seems the staff of the ''Daily Prophet'' has nothing better to do than stalk an 11-year old boy.
* ''Fanfic/AllISee'': After Nate gets into a terrible car accident, the media heavily publicizes the incident, offering all manner of lurid speculations about what might have caused it and dragging his reputation through the mud. This harassment reaches the point that Nate doesn't leave his home for a solid month.
* In ''Fanfic/DiariesOfAMadman'', Navarone gets his revenge on Celestia by getting her caught up in a tabloid scandal.
* Central to the plot of ''Fanfic/{{Exoteric}}'': the {{Paparazzi}} from a {{Filler}} episode of the ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' anime publishes an article claiming that All Might's successor is attending U.A. However, instead of Izuku, he zeroes in on the wrong suspect: Ojiro Mashiro, throwing his life into disarray as he's dragged into the spotlight.
* ''Fanfic/IfYouGiveALittleLove'': Coco Pommel is dismayed to learn that the paparazzi see nothing wrong with harassing the foal she's trying to adopt, gleefully parading Babs Seed's troubles around in an effort to profit off her pain and suffering.
* [[https://phoenixyfriend.tumblr.com/post/174284303590/theres-a-special-place-in-my-heart-for-tabloids This]] ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' fan comic sees Peter Parker pick up a copy of the "Daily Super" which claims that he's actually Iron Man and Black Widow's son, and that the former left the latter for Captain America ("Widow cries: 'I was alone in the delivery room!'"). A response took the "Rhodes Tells All" tagline as an indicator that Rhodes [[{{Troll}} made up the story and sold it to the press solely to mess with Tony]].

* This happens in a ''lot'' of ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' [[AccusationFic salt fics]], where the Ladyblog turns into a trashy gossip column as a result of Alya blindly believing the resident ConsummateLiar.
** Adrien uses this to his advantage in ''Fanfic/AllsFairInLoveAndWarAndTurnaboutsFairPlay''. Specifically, he delivers a 'Shocking Interview' where he reveals that he's afraid of one of his classmates: Lila. While he doesn't name names, he lists off various horrible things she's done to try and get him under her thumb... and every last one of them is true.
** When a new Fox Heroine debuts in ''Fanfic/BurningBridgesBuildingConfidence'', Alya responds by quickly penning and posting a spiteful article accusing her of ''stealing'' the Fox miraculous. Ladybug soon calls her out on this, berating her for how she's filled the Ladyblog with gossip and wild, baseless speculation.
** ''Fanfic/{{CONSEQUENCES|MiraculousLadybug}}'': Lila attempts to {{Exploit|edTrope}} this in ''SUN'S WRATH'' after learning that Adrien and Luka are dating. She snaps pictures of Luka walking Marinette home and submits them anonymously to a tabloid, hoping they'll stir up drama by accusing him of cheating on Adrien with her. This only succeeds in getting the publication sued by the Agrestes, along with Jagged Stone.
** In the ''Webcomic/FeralnetteAU'', Alya actually ''knows'' that Lila supposedly suffers from a "lying disease" that causes her to have spates where she spouts BlatantLies. Yet she continues treating her as a "trusted source" of information for her Ladyblog, taking her claims at face value. Ladybug [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls her out on this]] after Alya [[SayingTooMuch accidentally lets this slip out]], declaring that she's blacklisting the Ladyblog until Alya can get her act together.
** ''Fanfic/LadyBugOut'' begins when Alya posts a photo of Ladybug and Chat Noir kissing to her Ladyblog while deliberately omitting context -- mainly, that this was caused by them [[AmnesiacHero losing their memories]] to [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E10Oblivio Oblivio]]. When confronted about this, Alya claims that this is simply the price of fame -- that being a superheroine makes Ladybug a public figure who should just "get used to" being lied about. Marinette/Ladybug disagrees, and [[StartMyOwn starts her own blog]] to counter this blatant and deliberate misinformation.
** ''Fanfic/MiraculousLadybugSaltShots'': In ''Spots of Change'', Marinette [[TakeThisJobAndShoveIt stops being Ladybug]], passing on the Earrings to an adult who becomes the new heroine Anatis. Alya blatantly tries to twist this around, asking leading questions suggesting that Ladybug "abandoned" Paris, and is shocked when Anatis calls her out on acting like a {{Paparazzi}}:
--->'''Anatis:''' What? Is that not what you wanted to hear? Hm? You wanted to hear that Ladybug gave up for some ''weak'' reason, didn't you? You didn't think that ''the'' Ladybug is a fucking human being like the rest of us. That she struggles like ''every'' other person alive.
** ''Fanfic/TheOneToMakeItStay'' sees Alya [[ManipulativeEditing generously editing footage]] she secretly took of one of Chat Noir's {{Love Confession}}s, making it appear that Ladybug accepted it rather than gently turning him down. She then posted the results onto the Ladyblog. It's quickly made clear when Ladybug confronts her that she doesn't see anything wrong with this, and treats her punishment as DisproportionateRetribution.
** Alya's portrayal as this in various salt fics is given a TakeThat in ''Fanfic/KillTheLights''. In this AU, Lila [[PointOfDivergence transferred to another class]] after having her deceptive nature revealed, turning her new classmates against Mme. Bustier's students. One chapter has Alya checking out "Miraculous Central", a rival [[CurrentEventsBlog news blog]] run by Vin, who focuses on spreading MaliciousSlander about Ladybug and treats Chat Noir as a victim of her supposed abuse while simultaneously that she "[[EntitledToHaveYou owes him]]" her love. She watches a video interview where Lila falsely claims that ''she'' used to be Rena Rogue, but that she and the other temp heroes got dropped for challenging Ladybug's supposedly BadBoss tendencies. (In reality, the temp heroes switched Miraculouses with each other after Hawkmoth learned their secret identities.) Alya expresses clear disgust at Vin's lack of any journalistic intrigrity and resolves to warn everyone of Lila's latest scheme.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''Fanfic/RagnarokSkeptikitten'', much to Light's dismay, the tabloids become interested in "the [[{{Bishonen}} pretty boy]] cop" that teen idol Misa Amane hangs out with and write up a trashy article about him which concludes that if [[PlatonicLifePartners he and Misa aren't a couple]] then [[TransparentCloset he must be gay.]]

* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''[[Fanfic/ThreeSlytherinMarauders 3 Slytherin Marauders]]'', it seems the staff of the ''Daily Prophet'' has nothing better to do than stalk an 11-year old boy.

** Alya's portrayal as this in various salt fics is given a TakeThat in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35981173/chapters/89718799 you turned out to be the best thing i never had]]''. In this AU, Lila [[PointOfDivergence transferred to another class]] after having her deceptive nature revealed, turning her new classmates against Mme. Bustier's students. One chapter has Alya checking out "Miraculous Central", a rival [[CurrentEventsBlog news blog]] run by Vin, who focuses on spreading MaliciousSlander about Ladybug and treats Chat Noir as a victim of her supposed abuse while simultaneously that she "[[EntitledToHaveYou owes him]]" her love. She watches a video interview where Lila falsely claims that ''she'' used to be Rena Rogue, but that she and the other temp heroes got dropped for challenging Ladybug's supposedly BadBoss tendencies. (In reality, the temp heroes switched Miraculouses with each other after Hawkmoth learned their secret identities.) Alya expresses clear disgust at Vin's lack of any journalistic intrigrity and resolves to warn everyone of Lila's latest scheme.

** ''Fanfic/LadyBugOut'' begins when Alya posts a photo of Ladybug and Chat Noir kissing to her Ladyblog while deliberately omitting context -- mainly, that this was caused by them [[AmnesiacHero losing their memories]] to [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E10Oblivio Oblivio]]. When confronted about this, Alya claims that this is simply the price of fame -- that being a superheroine makes Ladybug a public figure who should just "get used to" being treated like this. Marinette/Ladybug disagrees, and [[StartMyOwn starts her own blog]] to counter this blatant and deliberate misinformation.

** Alya's portrayal as this in various salt fics is given a TakeThat in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35981173/chapters/89718799 you turned out to be the best thing i never had]]''. In one chapter, she ends up checking out the rival [[CurrentEventsBlog news blog]] "Miraculous Central" run by a classmate named Vin, which is far more tabloid-like with a particular focus on slandering Ladybug and treating Chat Noir as a "victim" of her abuse while also claiming she "owes" him her love. The first video she finds is one where Vin interviews Lila (who, in the fic's setting, transferred to his class and turned him and his friends against Bustier's class after her lies were exposed there) about how she was allegedly Rena Rouge, but was kicked off the team along with the other temp heroes when they stood up to Ladybug's alleged BadBoss tendencies (in reality, the temp heroes ended up switching Miraculouses with each other after their identities were exposed to Hawk Moth). Alya herself is disgusted to read this and plans to warn the rest of her classmates about Lila's latest scheme.