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:

    “Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known and I know the rest.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

    “For I could tell you a story which is true;
    I know a lady with a terrible tongue,
    Blear eyes fallen from blue,
    All her perfections tarnished—and yet it is not long
    Since she was lovelier than any of you.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)