Justice League: Fake Accounts, Manipulation… Is the Snyder Cut Campaign a Scam?

Talk of the Snyder Cut of Justice League continues. The film’s VOD release, scheduled for July 19 in the United States, has been overshadowed by the announcement.investigation on the magazine’s American site Rolling Stone. The article states, among other things, that fake accounts have led to “Digital Army” from the Snyder Cut. The allegation adds to a long list of controversies surrounding the blockbuster.

According to the journalist, the media would have two reports commissioned by the Warner Media company, which reveal that “13% of active accounts behind Zack Snyder’s propaganda are fake“. This is much higher than the usual 3-5% for similar entities. Contacted by the magazine, several companies specializing in the authenticity of activities on the Internet confirm the information.

Further to the investigation, more than twenty anonymous sources also claim that Zack Snyder – in a quote compared to famous comic book villain Lex Luthor – “Manipulated the campaign to his advantage“. In turn, the director denies all accusations. He responds that the studio Warner Bros. took advantage of the enthusiasm of fans to increase the number of subscribers to the new streaming platform, HBO Max.

One of the actors of the film reacts

After the release of the investigation, which was published on July 18, journalist St Rolling Stone It has been carried over to social media and not just by the filmmaker’s dedicated fans. Soon on the poster of Zack Snyder’s new movie, actor Ray Fisher – Cyborg in Justice League – criticizes the author especially for not giving him enough time to answer the survey.

“Good try! But you cut out the part of the emails where the reporter changed the response time.
Converting half of the emails that aren’t trapped won’t get you anywhere.
Rolling Stone, own your employees. It is shameful and loving.“

Last May, the American site TheWrap revealed Another controversy Kind of like Oscar time. When the Academy began polling the audience for the Oscars, the media claimed that the director’s feature film won the prize thanks to computer bots – software that performs actions automatically.

In France, Snyder Cut of Justice League Available on VOD and OCS.