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* Armond White’s review of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': "The toys wage battle with the daycare center's cynical veteran cast-offs: Hamm the Piggy Bank pig, Lotsa Hugs and Big Baby." Hamm is not from the daycare center, he's one of Andy's toys, and he appeared in the previous two films. The biggest error here, however, is that Hamm's not, nor has he ever been, a villain.[[note]]A bit of a {{Jerkass}}, yes, but not a villain.[[/note]] Possibly, he saw Hamm being portrayed as a villain in young Andy's playful imagination at the start of the movie and somehow confused this with the rest of the movie. Also, the villain's name is Lots'''o''' Hugg'''in''' Bear, not Lotsa Hugs.

* Some online sources, when reporting on the cast for [[Creator/IlluminationEntertainment Illumination Entertainment's]] upcoming Franchise/SuperMarioBros movie & showing the actors next to pictures of their characters, mistakenly believe Sebastian Maniscalco is voicing Spike, a green, spiny throwing {{Mook}}, instead of Foreman Spike from ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew.'' This is understandable since the reveal refers to him simply as "Spike" and the character is rather obscure, but since the main reveal had each actor shown next to a small icon of their character and the one for Spike looks nothing like the green guy, this could be a case of DidntDoTheResearch.

* [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.comicsbeat.com/playstation-promotional-video-stolen-animation/ This article]] falsely lists that the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie''came out in 2001, when it actually came out in 2019.

* [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.comicsbeat.com/playstation-promotional-video-stolen-animation/ This article]] falsely lists that StevenUniverseTheMovie came out in 2001, when it actually came out in 2019.

* Some articles about ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' assert that the "a bunch of others we don't need to mention" joke, during which images from various canceled or somewhat controversial ''Franchise/{{LEGO}}'' lines [[{{Blipvert}} flash on screen]], was a show of SelfDeprecation on LEGO's part, and that the lines in question (for example ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', ''Toys/{{Fabuland}}'' and ''Toys/LEGOFriends'') were some of their biggest failures. While it is true that the LEGO fandom is [[BrokenBase seriously divided]] over these lines, most of them were ''far'' from failures. ''Fabuland'' and ''BIONICLE'' have devoted followings despite the former having been canceled since the '80s, and the latter was one of the company's most successful and top-selling non-licensed properties (not to mention a LongRunner among the action-oriented themes, returning in 2015 for another planned three years), having played a huge part in saving LEGO from going out of business during the early 2000s -- the exact opposite of a failure. The joke was really either the creators poking fun at them or [[spoiler: a reference to how Finn can't play with them since he might not own any of the toys]].

** Talking of ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'', one of the above editors claimed it to be "inferior" to ''{{WesternAnimation/Ratatouille}}'' because "the fur detail isn't realistic". Never mind that the house style of Creator/AardmanAnimations is {{claymation}}, so ''Flushed Away'' was done in simulated claymation; so of course the fur detail wasn't realistic -- it wasn't meant to be.

** Granted Clarke and Winchell voiced the characters in two mostly forgotten [=TV=] series spin-offs.

** The thing with those stars aligning to unleash a beam of energy on Earth that [[SealedEvilInACan unlocks monsters from another world]] is merely modification of a common plot device. A similar theme was used in the first Comicbook/FantasticFour [[Film/FantasticFour2005 movie]], with the cosmic beam storm. But somehow, this is an ''evil'' tactic by ''Satan'' to get us addicted to looking for answers in -'astrology''! Never mind that not one single constellation in the Zodiac ([[EasternZodiac Eastern]] or [[WesternZodiac Western]]) was even once mentioned on screen.

** To be fair, that author deserves a lot of credit for even knowing that there was more than one computer-generated movie about owls that had "of the Guardians" in the title. You probably thought they were ''the same movie''.

* [[https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/jimmy-neutron-boy-genius The Common Sense Media article]] for WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius claims that one of Jimmy's friends is "Shane (a passionate fan of some action heroes called Ultra Lords)". First of all, the character's name is Sheen. Second, Ultra Lord is one character. A case could be made for the latter referring to the action figures instead of any characters, but even so...

** Talking of ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'', one of the above idiotors claimed it to be "inferior" to ''{{WesternAnimation/Ratatouille}}'' because "the fur detail isn't realistic". Never mind that the house style of Creator/AardmanAnimations is {{claymation}}, so ''Flushed Away'' was done in simulated claymation; so of course the fur detail wasn't realistic -- it wasn't meant to be.

** IMDB claims that the song "Take My Breath Away" played in this movie. It did not; it played in the ''Riley's First Date?'' short that is a bonus feature on the Blu-ray and DVD of the film, and was probably added because at the time, the short had no listing on the site yet.

* Sometimes extremist Christian parties pick on cartoons that, according to them, send subliminal messages to children that are watching them, and usually falling in really bad cases of CriticalResearchFailure. This is the case with Italian politician and activist Mario Adinolfi, leader of the "People of the Family"[[note]] a political party notorous for propagating fake news and libel about homosexuality, atheism and adoptive families[[/note]] who strongly bashed ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' for its alleged "Gender Ideology propaganda" and "brainwashing children into homosexuality", based on the fact that Po, or rather [[IAmNotShazam "Kung Fu Panda"]], has two fathers. He blatantly ignored the fact that Mr. Ping was Po's adoptive father ''since the beginning of the series'', and Po has found his true father in the third film. Adinolfi did not even apologize to angered fans of the film, insisting that he found the film's message to be deviating.

* A lot of summaries of ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooInArabianNights'' make it seem like a regular ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' episode only set in the Middle East, when it is actually more or less an adaptation of the original book with Scooby and a DisguisedInDrag Shaggy taking the place of Scheherazade.

* Build-a-Bear Workshop's description for their plush toy of Fluffy from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'' starts with "Agnes, Gru's favourite unicorn, is totally adorable in furry friend form!" Fluffy is the name of the unicorn, and Agnes is the name of one of Gru's daughters and the person who actually owns said unicorn, not Gru.

** Leonardo and Raphael's fight ''midway'' through the movie is described as a battle between Leo and Michaelangelo -- at the film's beginning.

* The book ''Creator/{{Disney}} Dossiers: Files of Characters From the Walt Disney Studios'' is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons chock-full of glaring omissions]] and mistakes. For example, WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'s fact sheet says "Parents: None (orphan)", completely neglecting the fact that him finding out his father was alive was '''the main plot of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'''''[[note]]which the book also claims came out a year earlier than it actually did[[/note]]. [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco's]] profile also seems to negate the existence of [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool Malina]] by saying that Kuzco has no "significant other", even though it ''does'' sound like something Kuzco would say about himself[[note]]The book was released in 2006 and Malina wouldn't become official with Kuzco until the finale in 2008, so they're technically right[[/note]]. Also, for some reason, WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck's filmography highlights includes ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'' (which he wasn't even mentioned in), Timon's last name (Berkowitz) and Scar's birth name (Taka) are forgotten, and some of the voice actors for the characters are glaringly omitted (''e.g.'', Cam Clarke for [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Simba]], April Winchell for [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]]).

* The book ''Creator/{{Disney}} Dossiers: Files of Characters From the Walt Disney Studios'' is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons chock-full of glaring omissions]] and mistakes. For example, WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'s fact sheet says "Parents: None (orphan)", completely neglecting the fact that him finding out his father was alive was '''the main plot of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'''''[[note]]which the book also claims came out a year earlier than it actually did[[/note]]. [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco's]] profile also seems to negate the existence of [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool Malina]] by saying that Kuzco has no "significant other", even though it ''does'' sound like something Kuzco would say about himself[[note]]The book was released in 2006 and Malina wouldn't become official with Kuzco until the finale in 2008, so they're technically right[[/note]]. Also, for some reason, DonaldDuck's filmography highlights includes ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'' (which he wasn't even mentioned in), Timon's last name (Berkowitz) and Scar's birth name (Taka) are forgotten, and some of the voice actors for the characters are glaringly omitted (''e.g.'', Cam Clarke for [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Simba]], April Winchell for [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]]).

* A lot of summaries of ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooInArabianNights'', make it seem like a regular ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' episode only set in the Middle East, when it is actually more or less an adaptation of the original book with Scooby and a DisguisedInDrag Shaggy taking the place of Scheherazade.

* IGN's review of the ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' Platinum Edition DVD lists that the DVD contains two versions of the film: one animated in [=CinemaScope=], and one with characters and details re-arranged for Academy screens (which are shaped more like squares), offering "a sort of unofficial history lesson for folks who are interested in cinema's technological history." However, if he read the back cover more carefully, he would have noticed the DVD actually contains ''Lady and the Tramp'' in [=CinemaScope=] --its original, unedited format-- and Pan and Scan. Instead of including the specially-modified version (which would have had to be restored too), Disney simply cropped the picture for people who can't tolerate black bars on 4:3 TV sets. So much for learning about technological history.

** Hell, the "Dreamworks rips off Pixar" issue affected the obscure British-Canadian series ''Anthony Ant'', a negative review written by one of the members of this group (bashing it for supposedly being a cash-in on ''Antz'' and ''A Bugs' Life'' even though the show not only premiered in 1999, almost a year after both came out in theaters, but was based off a book written in ''1993'') is literally the description for the show's IMDB page when you look it up on Google.

** Hell, the "Dreamworks rips off Pixar" issue affected the obscure British-Canadian series ''Anthony Ant'', a negative review written by one of the members of this group (bashing it for supposedly being a cash-in on ''Antz'' and ''A Bugs' Life'' even though the show was based off a book ''written a few years prior in 1993'') is literally the description for the show's IMDB page when you look it up on Google.

* Netflix has been inaccurate on the info of two of the movies in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon: ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' and ''Disney/BrotherBear''. Respectively, Netflix says that '''Fagin''' was the villain when it's actually '''Sykes''' (probably they confused it with [[Literature/OliverTwist other adaptations of the same story]]), and that Kenai was avenging his '''father''' when Sitka is clearly his '''eldest brother'''.

* The book ''Creator/{{Disney}} Dossiers: Files of Characters From the Walt Disney Studios'' is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons chock-full of glaring omissions]] and mistakes. For example, Disney/{{Aladdin}}'s fact sheet says "Parents: None (orphan)", completely neglecting the fact that him finding out his father was alive was '''the main plot of ''Disney/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'''''[[note]]which the book also claims came out a year earlier than it actually did[[/note]]. [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco's]] profile also seems to negate the existence of [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool Malina]] by saying that Kuzco has no "significant other", even though it ''does'' sound like something Kuzco would say about himself[[note]]The book was released in 2006 and Malina wouldn't become official with Kuzco until the finale in 2008, so they're technically right[[/note]]. Also, for some reason, DonaldDuck's filmography highlights includes ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'' (which he wasn't even mentioned in), Timon's last name (Berkowitz) and Scar's birth name (Taka) are forgotten, and some of the voice actors for the characters are glaringly omitted (''e.g.'', Cam Clarke for [[Disney/TheLionKing Simba]], April Winchell for [[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella de Vil]]).

** Another Disney book mistake: In ''Disney: The First 100 Years'', a picture from the opening scene of ''Disney/TheLionKing'' is given this caption: "Rafiki holds baby Simba while Mufasa and '''Nala''' smile proudly." Simba's mother is named Sarabi; Nala was Simba's love interest.
** An [[http://smokescreeners.org/downloads/animated_smoking.pdf article]] on depictions of tobacco and alcohol use in movies for children identifies [[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} Lampwick]] as [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Lamp]]''[[SpellMyNameWithAnS wit]]''.
** ''The Encyclopedia of Disney Characters'' written by John Grant, is a well researched book but does have one notable error; the article on ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' lists Abis Mal as "Abi Smal." Ordinarily, this would be just a normal typo, except the article on the ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' not only spells his name correctly, but both names are listed in the index, as if they were two separate characters.

** The writer of [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-disney-kids-who-should-have-been-traumatized-life/ this article]] must not have watched ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', because, well, he seems to think Elsa was locked away and completely isolated from human contact from birth, saying "Being without human contact until the age of 21, she should have been making grunting noises and building human-shaped statues out of her own poop." That isn't even remotely true, because Elsa wasn't without human contact until she was 21. She wasn't isolated from Anna until she was eight years old, and that early childhood had a lot of social interaction. And she was not totally deprived of human contact, as she is seen speaking with her parents, with Anna, and presumably talked with a few trusted servants. Her isolation was more like self-imposed solitary confinement. That's not saying she wouldn't have had psychological problems (the movie makes clear Elsa is mentally damaged by hurting Anna), but she wouldn't have been a feral child.
** According to "[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-childhood-favorites-that-did-not-age-well/ 5 Childhood Favorites That Did Not Age Well]]" by Erik Germ, "You might not have realized this while you were caught in the throes of sharing "WHAT 90S' DISNEY PRINCE ARE YOU?", but Disney hasn't had a hand-animated film since 2009's ''Disney/{{The Princess And The Frog}}''." Actually, Disney ''did'' produce one more traditional film: 2011's ''Disney/WinnieThePooh''.
* One news source for ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' actually calls [[BrattyHalfPint Vanellope Von Schweetz]] Ralph's [[NoYay love interest]].

* A common error is to conflate Disney with Pixar. They are not at all the same; although Pixar is owned by Disney, they are an autonomous company within Disney, not a division thereof. This is particularly bad in the Website/YouTube video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSQNZ_Nblrs Pixar Trivia]], supposedly a compilation of "music clips from Pixar movies" -- but one of them was from ''Planes'', which although set in the ''{{WesternAnimation/Cars}}'' universe, was made by Disney, not Pixar.[[note]]And in any case, a lot of them are actually from trailers, and weren't used in the movie.[[/note]] Even worse, many of the more ignorant commenters complained of the "absence" of ''Disney/TheLionKing'' -- which has nothing to do with Pixar.

* Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' is often referred to as "Princess Elsa", especially in Brazil, even though her coronation and status as ''queen'' of Arendelle are major plot points. Even then, it's not as bad as when she's called "[[IAmNotShazam Princess Frozen]]"...

* [=Zap2it's=] listing for ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' reads: "Thinking he has real superpowers, the canine star of a hit TV show travels cross-country from Hollywood to New York to rescue his owner and co-star." They get the general idea of the plot right, but get the origin and destination of Bolt's journey backwards; Bolt ''starts'' in New York (after accidentally getting stuck in a mail delivery truck heading there) and journeys to Hollywood from there.

* During ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'''s initial release, a package of Trix yogurt offered quiz questions about [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} the first film]]. One question asked to list off all three of Jafar's wishes, but listed the answers as becoming sultan, then a sorcerer, "and, finally, a snake." Jafar became the gigantic snake as a result of his sorcerer powers, and actually used his third wish to become a genie himself.
* A video game version of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' for the NES asked which Disney princess fell under the spell of "Queen Malificent". Maleficent was the villain in ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', but the game claims the answer is ''Disney/SnowWhite'' (whose villain is usually just called "The Evil Queen", but was named Grimhilde in concept).
* DVD Verdict's review of ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' calls it the first computer animated movie in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, even though ''two'' CGI movies immediately preceded it, and Disney produced a [[Disney/{{Dinosaur}} CG/live-action hybrid]] even earlier. Becomes even more [[CriticalResearchFailure critical]] by the fact the body of the review includes a link to an article about Disney's ''actual'' first all-CGI movie, ''Disney/ChickenLittle''.
* IGN's review of the ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' Platinum Edition DVD lists that the DVD contains two versions of the film: one animated in [=CinemaScope=], and one with characters and details re-arranged for Academy screens (which are shaped more like squares), offering "a sort of unofficial history lesson for folks who are interested in cinema's technological history." However, if he read the back cover more carefully, he would have noticed the DVD actually contains ''Lady and the Tramp'' in [=CinemaScope=] --its original, unedited format-- and Pan and Scan. Instead of including the specially-modified version (which would have had to be restored too), Disney simply cropped the picture for people who can't tolerate black bars on 4:3 TV sets. So much for learning about technological history.

* One of the cards in the Disney version of ''TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit'' shows a picture of Disney/{{Cinderella}} losing her slipper shortly after marrying PrinceCharming, and asks what time it was when the scene occurred. The card says the scene occurred at midnight, even though Cinderella actually got married at noon. Apparently, someone mistook this for a picture of the ball.

** ''The Encyclopedia of Disney Characters'' written by John Grant, is a well researched book but does have one notable error; the article on ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' lists Abis Mal as "Abi Smal." Ordinarily, this would be just a normal typo, except the article on the WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} TV series not only spells his name correctly, but both names are listed in the index, as if they were two separate characters.