227 The Rasputin Disclaimer
Nearly every English-language movie has a disclaimer in the credits that says something like “This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.” Obviously this isn’t true.
An episode of the The Weird History Podcast podcast, hosted by Joe Streckert, titled "227 The Rasputin Disclaimer" was published on August 11, 2021 and runs 22 minutes.
August 11, 2021 ·22m · The Weird History Podcast
Summary
Nearly every English-language movie has a disclaimer in the credits that says something like “This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.” Obviously this isn’t true. Historical epics, biopics, and other movies are clearly based on real people. Why does this disclaimer pretend otherwise? The answer, it turns out, has a lot to do with Rasputin.
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