Movies and TvShows featuring "fabricated-facts" theme.

Shattered Glass is a drama film based on the true story of Stephen Glass, a writer for The New Republic magazine who was discovered to have fabricated much of his work. The movie explores the scandal that unfolds as Glass's credibility is called into question and the impact it has on the world of journalism.

Something Has Happened is a drama movie that explores the conspiracy theory of a man-made virus and its alleged link to AIDS. The film presents fabricated facts and pseudo-science, leading to a controversial and anti-American narrative. It is a banned and controversial film that aims to educate the audience about the alleged government conspiracy behind the spread of HIV.

In Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months before the end of his sentence, there is a driver named Jupp waiting for him. Soon he learns that the famous journalist Cesar Boyd was the responsible for the shorter sentence. Cesar offers a position of his assistant to Greg; in return, Boyd would write his story about his interviews to war criminals and Greg would help him in other matters. Meanwhile Boyd welcomes the daughter of a deceased friend, Bettina, and he becomes her guardian.

El diario de Agustín (2008) is a documentary that exposes the lies and manipulation of information by a media tycoon in Chile during the military dictatorship. Agustín Edwards, the owner of a prominent newspaper, collaborated with the authoritarian regime and planted fabricated stories to support their anti-communist agenda. The film delves into the dark history of media manipulation, propaganda, and the impact it had on the country.