You should say something along the lines of "The events described in this book are true. The names (and whatever else you change) have been changed to protect the innocent."
The ghost ship story is a fictional tale and not based on true events.
The purpose of including a fictitious disclaimer in a work of fiction is to clarify that the events, characters, and situations depicted in the story are not real and are purely products of the author's imagination. This disclaimer helps to prevent confusion and legal issues by informing readers that the work is a work of fiction and not based on real events or people.
"Night Court" is a fictional TV show and is not based on a real court or events.
The book Hitler's daughter is based completely on fictional events.
NO, the Scream movies are NOT based on true events. They are purely fictional.
No, Michael Myers is 100% fictional. None of the movies are based on "true events" and Haddonfield Illinois is also 100% fictional, it was named after where Debra Hill was born; Haddonfield, New Jersey.
No The movie is based on the book The Great Gatsby; though there is some modification and changes made. The book is a work of fiction and is not based on any specific events. Some of the people and their personalities are loosely based on people the author met or read about throughout his life but none of the actual events are real. The story is a fictional play weaving fictional versions of those people into a story created purely by the authors imagination. The movie is a retelling of that story based on the fictional book.
"Fictional" refers to something that is created from imagination or not based on real events or people. It is often used to describe stories, characters, or events that are made up by an author.
Any fictional story based on historic events or times. For example, a novel based in London in the early 1900s would include references to dates, events and people who actually existed, while the main character and the actual story is fictional. This could be considered historical fiction.
It is a disclaimer that covers their butt, so to speak. In a fictional film if the main character has a dog named Max and gets chicken pox when he is seven and you had a dog named Max and got chicken pox when you were seven, its a coincedence. The film was not based on you.
The adjective "fictional" is often used to describe story books that are not based on real events or people.
The Paranormal Activity movies are completely fictional, and NOT based on true events.