Virtually every time this is said, it's incorrect. All things can be imagined, all things can be made up.

I despise trite expressions, especially the ones which are patently false.

Agreed.

I agree:

The reality is actually just the opposite of that.

A lot of what we read, and then what many will believe, is actually just made up.

I have started using that expression recently myself. Most likely because my wife and I listen to "America's Untold Stories" on yootoob, and one of the hosts says it all the time, usually with an expletive for stuff.

No affiliation with that yootoob group, but they do have interesting, less-known historical stories that weave into more well-known historical events.

""You can't make this up!" Oh really? They made up Star Wars." (comedian who's name escapes me)

The Babylon Bee tries, but reality is more satirical than satire.

I think all things can be imagined by people with the intelligence to do so. From what I'm seeing in today's idiocracy...