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Everything The Social Network Got Wrong

Weird History | September 22, 2026



In 2010, David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin released The Social Network, a movie about the founding of Facebook. One of the most acclaimed films of its day, it won three Oscars, turned Jesse Eisenberg into a major star, and portrayed Mark Zuckerberg in a way that reportedly left the Facebook founder deeply unhappy. That may be because much of what happens in The Social Network didn’t actually happen the way the movie shows it.

In this episode of Weird History, we take a look at the real story behind Facebook’s founding, including the friendships, betrayals, lawsuits, and dramatic confrontations that inspired the film to determine what really happened and what Hollywood changed in the name of entertainment.

Are you surprised to learn how inaccurate The Social Network was? Let us know in the comments.

(Much like real history, this video was produced entirely by human beings.)

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This post currently has 26 comments.

  1. @Synthetik25

    September 22, 2026 at 10:25 am

    These bots saying this movie is bad is hilarious, you are all so addicted to social media… i actually think this video is pretty weak and just believes everything Zuck says in interviews like he is a beacon of truth lol

  2. @ultimateamv4216

    September 22, 2026 at 10:25 am

    I knew there was no way all that exciting stuff that happened in the movie happened in real life. I didn't pay close attention to the movie when I saw it the first time but on the second watch I really enjoyed it I don't even know why, its nostalgic to me for some reason it reminds me of the early 2010's.

  3. @DaFactsNoNonsense1713

    September 22, 2026 at 10:25 am

    Zuckerberg DID steal the company from his "friend"; he DID steal the IDEA of "Facebook" from the "Winklevoss" twins, who paid him to create "Facebook" for them; he DID plan to create a "social-network", from his "friends" ideas, but changed his mind, when the Winklevoss' approached him with a better idea then he already had = Zuckerberg's DEFINITELY a "scumbag/douche-bag". So it doesn't matter what the movie says

  4. @urwinbroll

    September 22, 2026 at 10:25 am

    not gonna watch this. f mark suckerborg and all he stands for. convince me he's not an industry plant when back in the day we already had myspace which was far superior to failbook.

  5. @patusoro4781

    September 22, 2026 at 10:25 am

    🟥 what this video gets wrong: It fails to mention LifeLog ❗

    LifeLog was a Pentagon research project in 2003. It envisioned an extensive digital record of a person’s life, communications, purchases, movements, media use, and friends. It was canceled in February 2004, right around the time Facebook was launched.

    An always updated database of millions of people, run for free where the users would keep their own data updated. The wet dream of every government.

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