pushing a false narrative

A phrase created by activist Reena Walker and first used in her group Progressive Black Thinkers on Facebook and then picked up by political writers and producers in the news media that were group members. It means to convey a story that isn't real but to characterize it as if it is by creating a false story behind the situation in order to make it factual, when the history itself never happened.

Donald Trump is pushing a false narrative that the Mueller investigation is a witch hunt created by the Democratic party, even though Mueller is a Republican.

That guy got caught cheating by his girlfriend but was pushing a false narrative that he and the other woman were just friends, to anyone who would listen.

by keyanswers June 9, 2018

Nice Narrative Niece

A phrase sarcastically used to indicate one's disgust or indifference towards a tl;dr story. Like Cool Story Bro but if the story teller were female.

Person A: (lengthy tale about how Person A tragically broke up with his/her mate the other day)

Female Person B: Nice narrative niece

by juleswf March 11, 2020

Non-canon Narrative

Synonym of "Fan Fiction", but doesn't sound as dumb.

Person 1: Hey, did you write that Gravity Falls fan fiction?

Person 2: I prefer you call it a "Gravity Falls non-canon narrative" and yes, yes I did.

by Gordon October 2, 2016

I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative

Sometimes abbreviated as IWVMLTBEFTN or IWLTBEFTN, this is something you might say when your friends want to drag you into petty drama.

Originates from a July 18, 2016 tweet from Taylor Swift after Kim Kardashian posted a recording of a phone call between Swift and rapper Kanye West regarding the contents of his song "Famous".

I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be a part of, since 2009

by zaphod13 June 29, 2023

Victim/Victimizer Narrative

And it's funny that Jordan is obsessed with saying it's the wrong narrative when...

Hym "The Victim/Victimizer Narrative is the fuel that drives the conservative media infrastructure. 'We are the perpetual victims of censorship and are fighting that explicitly' but IN REALITY the EXACT OPPOSITE is the case. There is no coalition trying to silence them. They are the coalition. I'm the one being silenced. It isn't misinformation. It's a complete inversion of what is actually happening + current events. And the democrats AND THE PROGRESSIVE MEDIA... Are absolute garbage for allowing them to do it. All your bloviating about hate is meaningless when you're citizens are BURNING ALIVE AND DYING PERFECTLY PREVENTABLE DEATHS. I don't have to like any of you cocksuckers for any reason. And my situation is extreme and requires an extreme voice. This is and always has been absolutely necessary. The reason you will not face me is and always has been that when I articulate what has been happening to me it sounds like a psyop and if it has been signed off on by government officials their careers are over forever. I'm working at a gas station so Tulsi Gabbard doesn't have to. And I'm not going to let you get away with it. Trump was tight about the media being the enemy of the people it just also applies to the online media as well."

by Hym Iam January 11, 2025

narrative poem

A poem that tells a story

Narrative poem is basically a story but in the form of a poem.

by My pseudonym is.. May 9, 2018

Narrative Inertia

When the current media narrative has so much momentum that all news sources are covering the same topic and ignoring other unrelated news.

Science Dude: We finally figured out cold fusion! This is going to shock the world!
Friend Dude: Good luck, the pandemic has such much narrative inertia you'll be lucky to get a mention at the bottom of the page.

by JethroXP May 21, 2020