: Can someone help invent an expression for this situation? I'm stuck for an expression that describes this example, which is similar to a "self-fulfilling prophecy" but is more complicated:

I'm stuck for an expression that describes this example, which is similar to a "self-fulfilling prophecy" but is more complicated:

Someone claims, falsely, to be a dentist. Someone who likes
that person, but doesn't realize he's not really a dentist, claims,
falsely, that the guy did a fantastic job on his implants. He's sure
his friend would do a fantastic job, he just needs a "helping hand" to
get started.

So it's not "a prediction that causes itself to become true", it's "a little white lie that unwittingly advances a deception". "Self-serving" (one's own interests, often in disregard of the truth) is close but in this case there's no "self" in the action.

Not sure if my question is off-topic, but it's like this one.

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