"based on a true story" doesn't really mean anything, since everyone is lying about it. But maybe, just maybe, that's not a bad thing? Here's why.

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Music Used:
The Orange Tree - Wendy Marcini
Turtleneck - Martin Landstrom
In Motion - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Lost in Translation - Wendy Marcini
The Mole - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Painted Sun in the Abstract - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
The Missing Link - The Whole Other

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Chapters:
0:00 Movies Are Lying To You
0:11 "based on a true story" ranked
0:37 The Social Network Lies (but who cares?)
1:28 Fargo and Why Lying Matters
3:10 Actual Vs Perceived Reality
4:20 All the President's Men and Historical Accuracy
5:47 Argo and Deceptive Storytelling
8:32 The Social Network Does It Right