Cover Story

Cover story may refer to:

  • a story in a magazine whose subject matter appears on its front cover
  • a fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive, e.g. when a terrorist pretends to be farmer to buy fertilizer or to provide an explanation in case it is found; the story in the case of a cover-up

Famous quotes containing the words cover and/or story:

    “If only I could vanish in darkness, and thick darkness would cover my face!”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Job 23:17.

    “When a husband’s story is believed, he begins to suspect his wife.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)