Write about being able to see-through something.
The lie was blatantly obvious to all that knew the truth, but for those kept in the dark it was plausible, if only just. Some consciences were haunted by the strangeness of the so-called facts, whilst the ones that needed to believe simply dismissed all the niggling little doubts that constantly crept to the front of their minds. There was no harm being done became the mantra by which they lived. Trouble-makers were dispatched by management to a safe distance until the dust settled and memory distorted the evidence. The passing of time is all that was needed, they hoped.