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Aaron Sorkin to write film about January 6 and Facebook disinformation
The Social Network screenwriter is returning to digital chaos for a new film about how ‘divisive material’ led to the 2021 insurrection
The writer-director’s 2010 adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s The Accidental Billionaires looked at the origins of the site and the early controversy surrounding it. Sorkin was also asked about why he dropped his agent Maha Dakhil last year after she shared a post online that criticised Israel’s involvement in the ongoing conflict with Palestine which read: “You’re currently learning who supports genocide.” Last year saw Sorkin return to the stage with an adaptation of the musical Camelot, which received five Tony nominations but mixed reviews.
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