Why are there “Phantom” Closed Captions

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Sometimes when I’m watching a TV Show on any streaming platform, why do the the closed captions have dialogue between the character that isn’t actually spoken but makes sense in the context of the conversation?

Rule 7: previous posts ask about background noises that can’t be heard, but I’m wondering why there seem to just be parts of the script missing.

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One reason for scripted content is that the script/edit can change between when it’s sent to be captioned and the final edit of the show. This causes the older version of the audio to be in the caption or for a scene cut from the show to still be in the captions.

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