Here are some misleading statements that a fictional protagonist can use to shake trust in a case: 1. **Selective disclosure**: Revealing incomplete or out-of-context information that misleads others into ignoring important facts. “There is no evidence that the defendant was at the crime scene.” (But there is no mention that they had been there before.) 2. **Offering a hypothetical alternative explanation**: Proposing a theory that, while plausible, is not based in fact to change people’s perception of the evidence. “Perhaps the victim simply left to escape past troubles.” 3. **Undermining the credibility of key evidence**: Asking questions or accusations that attack the credibility of key evidence or witnesses. “This security footage was edited and cannot be trusted to represent the true events.” 4. **Making false connections**: Introducing information or events that are unrelated to the case to create false connections that don’t fit the dominant narrative. “This defendant has a questionable past, which proves their questionability.” (Even if that past is irrelevant to the case.) 5. **Using emotional appeals**: Appealing to the audience’s emotions to challenge the case based on sympathy or prejudice. “Think about the consequences for the defendant’s family if they are wrongly convicted and incarcerated after being released on parole.” 6. **Misuse of statistics or expert testimony**: Distorting or using statistics or expert testimony for the purposes mentioned above to present seemingly convincing but false arguments. “Experts say this type of crime only happens in extreme cases and the defendant does not fit the profile.” 7. **Creating ambiguity**: Presenting assumptions or doubts that appear to challenge the dominant narrative, even if they have no evidence. “If the killer is a complex person, what reason is there for us to believe that the defendant is the only viable suspect?” 8. **Affirming excuses or ambiguities**: Presenting excuses or ambiguities that rationalize false information or possible explanations. “Every case has unsolved questions, so we should re-examine the evidence.” 9. **Citation of irrelevant facts**: Presenting irrelevant information that seems important but is irrelevant to the case to create confusion. “Forensic science is not always reliable, for example, here is a famous case where DNS evidence was false.” 10. **Manipulating sources of information**: Creating questionable sources, underground groups, or unofficial experts to challenge the dominant narrative. "It is noteworthy that a prominent blogger exposed the inconsistencies and contradictions in the investigation." Remember, when writing a mystery, it is best to balance misleading and revealing to avoid making the reader feel deceived or deceived. Make sure to reveal the truth at the climax of the story, but also have the protagonist use these misleading statements in a way that is consistent with their character.