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Was Catch Me If You Can based on a complete lie?

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[–] tsrts (402) 3 years ago

No.😒
They changed a few things, but they primarily stuck to the true story.
Abignale was a consultant.

[–] Beau_Buffet (341) 2 years ago

Yes.

It's become clear since 2021 that Abagnale lied about his lies. Lied about his exploits. Lied about everything.

Spielberg, Johnny Carson, and the rest of us have all been fooled.