Factual error: Joe's plan to trick OJ into confessing to the 1994 murders is moot since, having been acquitted, the double jeopardy provision would prevent him from being tried for the same crime twice, and as a cop, Joe would know that.
Cubs Fan
27th Oct 2021
Family Guy (1999)
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Suggested correction: The plan to get OJ to confess had nothing to do with getting the confession, so he could be arrested or tried again. And at this point, the civil trial already found OJ "responsible" for the murders. Since OJ has always maintained his innocence, getting a confession on tape would just be big news.
20th Jul 2021
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Factual error: When the Bounty is preparing to slingshot around the sun, the sun is burning a light yellow. From space, it would be white; it only appears yellow when viewed from Earth because of how the visible color spectrum is filtered through the atmosphere.
10th Jul 2020
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Factual error: When Oscar's mother visits him in prison on New Year's in 2007, a mention is made of him having taken his daughter to see "WALL-E", which wasn't released until the summer of 2008.
29th Sep 2019
Supergirl (2015)
Factual error: After his father escapes from prison, Winn is interviewed by the FBI. Escaped fugitives fall under the jurisdiction of the Marshals' Service.
4th Jan 2019
Waco (2018)
The Strangers Across the Street - S1-E2
Factual error: Ed Wiggins and his media liaison are taken by surprise when they see the "Sinful Messiah" article in the Waco Tribune-Herald. The ATF had actually been aware of the article and tried to stop its publication.
18th Jul 2018
London Has Fallen (2016)
Factual error: The role of MI6 shown in the film actually falls under the purview of MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence service; as the country's version of the CIA, MI6's mandate is the covert collection of foreign intelligence overseas.
23rd Jan 2017
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Factual error: A theater marquee is visible promoting the showing of a film called Tribeca Follies. The acronym "Tribeca" - an amalgamation of "Triangle Below Canal [Street]" - didn't come into usage until the 1970s.
30th May 2016
What We Do Is Secret (2007)
Factual error: At the end of the movie, Pat is watching a news report about John Lennon's death, which is intercut with scenes of Darby making preparations for his fatal overdose. Darby died almost a whole day before Lennon's assassination.
13th May 2015
Castle (2009)
Factual error: When Castle and Beckett go to talk to the victim's assistant, there is a chalk outline on the floor where the body was discovered. Although it's common in police dramas, chalk outlines are not actually police procedure, because it contaminates the crime scene. (00:08:40)
4th Jan 2015
Moneyball (2011)
Factual error: Throughout the film, it's implied that Scott Hatteberg was a poor fielder at first base. He actually ended the 2002 season with a fielding percentage higher than the league average for his position.
7th Oct 2014
12th of Never
Factual error: During the murder trial in part three, when a prosecution witness of Yuki's is called back to testify for the defense, he is sworn in. But having already testified, he wouldn't have to be sworn in a second time; the presiding judge could simply remind him that he is still under oath.
15th Sep 2014
Family Guy (1999)
Factual error: When Lois, Meg, and Chris go to the stage show on the West End, "theater" is spelled with the Americanism "-er" instead of the UK spelling "-re."
7th Sep 2014
The Simpsons (1989)
I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - S19-E4
Factual error: During Dwight's attempted bank robbery, he gets hit with a couple of dye packs, then appears a few shots later totally clean. The dye packs banks use are notoriously difficult to wash off once they're triggered; even if Dwight did manage to clean himself up, there would still be remnants of dye on him.
2nd Jan 2014
Argo (2012)
Factual error: Tony Mendez finds the Argo screenplay with it already titled "Argo." The title was originally "Lord of Light", and changed later by the CIA.
23rd Oct 2012
Caddyshack (1980)
Factual error: In the ending credits where the music used in the film is listed, Neal Schon's first name is misspelled "Neil".
13th Jan 2012
Moneyball (2011)
Factual error: Scott Hatteberg shouldn't have had to realize he could increase his chances of getting on base by taking more pitches and getting walks; in real life, he was always willing to take called strikes instead of swinging at pitches he knew he couldn't make contact with. That ability to take a lot of pitches and get on base was the primary reason Billy Beane was so eager to sign him in the first place.
3rd Jan 2012
J. Edgar (2011)
Factual error: When Robert Kennedy receives news about his brother John's assassination, he is in his office at the Department of Justice. RFK was actually at home eating lunch when he received that phone call.
11th Nov 2011
Moneyball (2011)
Factual error: Game 5 of the 2002 ALDS between the A's and Minnesota Twins wasn't a night game, as depicted in the film. The game started in Oakland at 1:00pm. (01:51:15)
6th Oct 2011
White Collar (2009)
29th Aug 2011
1776 (1972)
Factual error: During "The Lees of Old Virginia", Richard Henry Lee refers to Harry Lee as "Lighthorse Harry Lee". Harry didn't earn that nickname until 1778.
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