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Based on a *True* True Story?

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Explore your favourite "based on a true story" films scene-by-scene,
beat-by-beat and test their veracity on a data level.

Obviously watch out - **MEGA SPOILERS**

Here's how the truth levels break down.

>> UNKNOWN We couldn't verify it or the sources were secret (i.e.
personal diaries)
>> FALSE Out and out didn't happen, or outrageous dramatic licence
taken.
>> FALSE-ISH Pretty false but with reasonable / understandable
dramatic licence.
>> TRUE-ISH Some tweaks but true in spirit. Or a mix of true and
false.
>> TRUE Pretty much as it happened.

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Concept & Design: David McCandless // Research: Dr Stephanie Starling
// Code: Omid Kashan

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Credits:

Design & Concept: David McCandless  Research: Dr Stephanie Starling &
David McCandless  Code: Omid Kashan

Data: View the data
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  * Arts & Culture
  * Ideas & Perception

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