“Gaslighter” is a novel by Grigory Volodin, the second book in the eponymous cycle; the genre is “placed into magical worlds” (popadantsy), boyarsky anime, alternative history.
This is nonsense—don’t make it up—I haven’t read anyone’s thoughts!
This is nonsense—don’t make it up—I haven’t controlled any forest monsters!
This is nonsense—don’t make it up—I haven’t forced those uppity nobles to stand on their heads and sing “Leningrad”!
That didn’t happen! This is just internet nonsense!
You saw it yourself? Okay, relax—it was just a joke. You react too strongly to everything. No, this isn’t gaslighting! Not in any way! Don’t make it up—that’s just nonsense.