# ‘I Am Legend’ screenwriter tells anti-vaxxers the movie is ‘not real’…

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- Published: 2021-08-13T10:00:37-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Will Smith in “I Am Legend” (2007). I Am Legend. Article by Andrea Michelson. Business Insider – August 10, 2021. An anti-vaccine meme based on the movie “I Am Legend” has been circulating since December 2020. The screenwriter tweeted Monday that the movie is “not real.” The meme also mixes up the plot of the film — a man-made virus, not a vaccine, turned the characters into zombies. […] Click here to view original web page at www.businessinsider.com Related articles: Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for 7 days over vaccine misinformation. – The New York Times COVID-19 misinformation is increasing amid US virus surge – The Verge Chelsea Clinton’s Campaign Against Vaccine Misinformation Began When a Stranger Accosted Her – People Students Across US Take On COVID Disinformation – VOA News Instagram Removes Hundreds of Accounts Connected to COVID Vaccine Misinformation Campaign – Newsweek