False News of David Fincher Movie on 2002 Gujarat Riots Falsely Circulated with BBC Hindi Attribution

American film director David Fincher is renowned worldwide for his thought-provoking and soul-stirring movies, including “Seven,” “Fight Club,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Gone Girl,” and “The Social Network,” among others. He has also received critical acclaim for his work on the Netflix series “House of Cards” and “Mindhunter.” 

A news card attributed to BBC Hindi is being circulated on social media platforms. The news card claims that David Fincher is making a movie on 2002 Gujarat riots following the Godhra train burning incident. The news card in Hindi can be seen in the tweet below saying, “I am making a movie on the Godhra incident that took place in India. I am just waiting for confirmation from some Indian artists. Everything including the script is ready and we will start shooting once we get the confirmation from the artists. – David Fincher.”

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On Facebook, multiple pages and profiles including the Jharkhand Youth Congress’ official Facebook page shared this screenshot. You can see their post below:

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A search on CrowdTangle shows multiple Facebook posts with the news card. You can see these posts in the screenshot given below. 

However, when we investigated this news card, we found it to be fake. BBC Hindi or any other media organization has not reported any such news. Here is the fact check.

Fact Check

We conducted a Google search using relevant keywords to verify the viral claim, but we found no news or announcements regarding a movie about the Gujarat riots. It is worth noting that David Fincher’s upcoming movie, titled “The Killer,” starring Michael Fassbender as a deadly assassin, and is set to release on November 10 this year. This highly anticipated film marks Fincher’s return after three years since his last movie, “Mank.”

We also conducted a search on the BBC Hindi news website and checked their social media handles. However, we found no news or information regarding David Fincher making a movie on the Gujarat Riots. The last tweet from BBC Hindi’s Twitter handle regarding Godhra was on April 21, where they reported the news of the Supreme Court granting bail to the accused in the Godhra train burning case.

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To obtain further clarity, we reached out to Mr. Mukesh Sharma, the Digital Editor of BBC News India. When questioned about the viral news card, he promptly responded, stating, “This post is fake. We have not published or shared this news card.“

Conclusion

The viral news card falsely claims that Hollywood director David Fincher is making a movie about the 2002 Gujarat Riots, wrongly attributing it to BBC Hindi. However, there are no reports or announcements from David Fincher regarding such a project. It is important to note that Fincher’s next movie, titled “The Killer,” is scheduled for release this November.