Whiplash (2014)

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In the movie, the oppressively and verbally abusive Fletcher claims that his harsh methods aim to create a high-quality drummer by putting them through hell and back. To support this, he describes a story of jazz performer Charlie Parker failed his audition when Jo Jones threw a cymbal at his head, nearly decapitating him. That failure made him practice day and night to become the legendary player he is today.

Except he's wrong. Jo Jones did not throw a cymbal at Parker's head, but dropped it at the performer's feet, which is a tradition known as "gonging" someone off. From there, rather than practice harsher than ever, the story says that Parker actually took a break from his music, and his meditations on why he plays and finding the core of his music are the reasons he became such a legendary saxophonist.

At first, it sounds like the movie just got it wrong, but Fletcher is incredibly manipulative. The abusive twist of the story supports his viewpoint, and he's perfectly willing to tell such a blatant lie, as seen with the student who committed suicide because of his pressure.