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* A truly bad example of this came with the 2019 American horror film ''The Hunt'', a HuntingTheMostDangerousGame movie with an added SlobsVersusSnobs angle, in which the [[RichBitch wealthy villains]] are coded as "blue state" liberals and the {{working class hero}}es are coded as "red state" conservatives (the original title was even ''Red State vs. Blue State''). One might think that the film was designed to appeal to conservative audiences who distrusted liberals, and indeed, it did raise eyebrows among liberal pundits and outlets... but that wasn't where the real controversy came from. ''That'' came when conservative pundits and outlets [[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/liberals-hunt-conservatives-film/ mistook the film]] for one where the audience was supposed to be ''{{rooting for|TheEmpire}}'' the rich hunters (even though the trailer made it obvious where the audience's sympathy is supposed to lie). Combine that with the specter of two high-profile mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio within twenty-four hours of one another, and Creator/{{Universal}} put the film on TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment, citing TooSoon as the reason why.

* When ''Film/BlackPanther'' was announced, many news outlets touted it as the first black superhero/comic book movie. Fans of ''Film/TheMeteorMan'' (not based on a comic book, but still), ''Film/{{Spawn}}'', and ''Film/{{Blade}}'' (not a superhero movie, but based on a comic book) respectfully disagree.

* [[https://twitter.com/actionhankbeard/status/1041851320691564544 A photo]] from the set of the forthcoming ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2019 movie]] showed Creator/JamesMarsden talking to Creator/JimCarrey as [[BigBad Dr. Robotnik]]. Or at least Twitter user Nuri claimed the person was Jim Carrey. [[https://twitter.com/AmandaFlagg/status/1041858281717739520 It was quickly clarified]] the man Marsden was talking to was actually [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003964/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Frank C. Turner]]. When you consider that [[https://twitter.com/TailsChannel/status/1030208642065334273 Carrey had already shown off his official haircut for the movie,]] one must question how Nuri mistook Turner for Carrey.

*** Cate Blanchett who, like the other actors, was sworn to secrecy about the direction of the actual movie, knew of the Sarcasm page, and strung the writer along using the inaccuracies if the page as a guide, to see how bad the interview would be.

** A Marvel Studios Movie Magazine for ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' features brief biographies for the characters from the film, recapping what had happened in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. In the one for Comicbook/ScarletWitch, they state under "Present Whereabouts" that "[she] survived [the snap]". She was one of its victims.

* When ''Film/BlackPanther'' was announced, many news outlets touted it as the first black superhero/comic book movie. Fans of ''Film/TheMeteorMan'', ''Film/{{Spawn}}'', and ''Film/{{Blade}}'' respectfully disagree.

* A November 2009 issue of the Seattle Times had a picture of Simon from ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' labeled as Theodore in the picture for an article promoting the new December movies. This was especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} because the person who wrote the article was apparently a fan of the movies.
** While this is a perfect example of the trope, it should be mentioned that writers do not, in most journalism, have anything to do with the pictures or the captions thereof. So if a picture is mislabeled, that's on the editor, not the writer.

** The author of a recent French article about some anti-gay reactions to ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' (known in France as the Snow Queen) seems to think that the name of the character who dresses in blue and displays ice powers is Frozen.

** One CartoonBrew article called Bing Bong a girl in reference to the scene where he stubs his toe. This could be because he is pink and likes girly things like princesses and ponies.

** When Creator/BrieLarson was cast as the title heroine in the ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' movie, CNN ran the headline "Shazam! Brie Larson is 'Captain Marvel'." Apparently, nobody told them they were thinking of [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} the wrong Captain Marvel]].

** When Creator/BrieLarson was cast as the title heroine in the ''Film/CaptainMarvel'' movie, CNN ran the headline "Shazam! Brie Larson is 'Captain Marvel'." Apparently, nobody told them they were thinking of [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} the wrong Captain Marvel]].

* It's pretty common for non-Japanese sources (especially in the west) to say ''Franchise/{{Gamera}}'' was from the same creators as Godzilla, which is pretty much only true if you boil down "creator" to mean "Japanese filmmakers". The reality is that Godzilla is a Toho creation while Gamera was produced by Daiei.

* A few summaries of the 1983 PilotMovie ''The Invisible Woman'' claim that Sandy became an InvisibleStreaker after drinking her uncle's invisibility formula. Actually, the formula had been spilled and she wiped it up, absorbing the formula through her skin.
* An IMDB review of ''{{Film/REC}}'' calls the journalist main character "Niña Medeiros" and says that she is played by Javier Botet. The main character is called Ángela Vidal, she is played by Manuela Velasco, and the "Niña Medeiros" (literally "Medeiros Girl") is a FinalBoss monster played by Javier Botet - a ''man.''

** Ted Baehr's review of ''Watchmen'' is littered with this sort of thing: by far the most hilarious is the lament that Rorschach is seen as a psychopath because he "believes in good and evil" and "truth and justice." Really? Hurling a fake supervillain down an elevator shaft would have been more convincing evidence. Oh, and the review ends with a bilious rant on how the film "strongly affirms humanist, socialist, anti-American values promoting a socialist utopia where liberty, justice and goodness are destroyed for the sake of a totalitarian peace." Bonus points for equaling "humanist" and "anti-American" even though United States were founded as an epitome of Enlightenment-era humanism. Incidentally, Baehr's conclusion is pretty correct provided one sides with Ozymandias. It doesn't help that Moore left a lot of space for AlternateCharacterInterpretation. It is also clear that it is not meant to be a utopia.

* Then there was Ted Baehr's review of ''Film/VForVendetta,'' which accused the film of being Marxist, despite the fact that it's actually anarchist, and accused it of "Anti-Christian bigotry". Virtually all anarchism after, well, Marx, has been at least quasi-Marxist (several writers have called Marxism "Fabian anarchism", given its idea that the state will fade away). Moore's ''definitely'' is Marx-influenced. It gets funnier for people living in socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, as the actions of Norsefire closely resemble communist regimes. Some would say that the severity of the regime has been downplayed.

** Leftist bloggers came out with the comparison first, and Creator/JonStewart, for one, repeated it ''days'' before Limbaugh mentioned it (by all indications he assumed they were right). Incidentally, the guy who created Bane, Chuck Dixon, [[OffendingTheCreatorsOwn is himself a conservative]], and allegedly ended up blacklisted from Creator/DCComics over his right-wing views (particularly his stance on LGBT issues).

* 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 the ''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]]).

* 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 the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' movie (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]]).

* A talking head on CNBC reported that the then-just released ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'' had broken the opening box office record held by the movie ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}''. However, ''Aquaman'' was a [[ShowWithinAShow fictional movie]] within the universe of ''Series/{{Entourage}}'', and has never actually been made, to say nothing of breaking any box office records.

** Might be justified. Eisenberg's character is the lead in the sense that we see the events from his perspective, but he does attach himself to Harrelson's character in a sort of sidekick fashion. After they meet, it's Tallahassee who decides most of where they go and what they do. Teen romantic comedy, though? Um...

** 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/FantasticFour 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.

** ''The Metro'' even went so far as to call the main character of ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' "Nero" and claim the film was about his adventures in AnotherDimension. Now... doesn't that sound [[Film/StarTrek familiar]]?