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Sorkin's The Social Reckoning Sticks Close to Facebook Leak Facts

Original: Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning has its fair share of cinematic flair, but many details in the story hew closely to

Aaron Sorkin's new film The Social Reckoning dramatises how Frances Haugen, then a civic integrity product manager at Facebook, leaked a large trove of internal company documents. Reviews note the film carries plenty of cinematic flair, but many details track closely to the real events surrounding the 2021 leak and its fallout. The Verge's take is circulating widely as audiences weigh the drama against the documented reality.

Why now: The film's release is prompting fresh discussion of the Facebook Papers and how faithfully the movie portrays Haugen's leak.

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• Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning has its fair share of cinematic flair, but many details in the story hew closely to real life. The movie tells the story of how Frances Haugen, a Facebook civic integrity product manager, came to leak a large trove of internal documents to… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 5

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