Marvel Studios is gearing up to release yet another installment in the MCU and like most entries in the fabled saga, the anticipation behind Avengers: Doomsday is sky high. People are desperate to find out what will happen in the fifth Avengers film- from overanalyzing every minutia of the all too brief teaser trailers to searching the Internet for something, anything that will tell them more about the film.
Problem is, these fans and news outlets are so desperate for information on Avengers: Doomsday that they are failing to fact check. Like most Marvel films, rumors are swirling everywhere about plot details, endings and secret cameos, but that’s all they are: rumors. That doesn’t stop small time comic book movie news blogs from picking up any tweet (or whatever posts on X are called now) about upcoming blockbusters, regardless of validity.
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The vast majority of leaks surrounding Marvel films can be traced back to two or three so called “insiders” who are more than happy to post dozens of unsubstantiated rumors about the biggest upcoming movies. But because no one can verify what they’re claiming, there’s no way to sift through the noise and figure out what is true and what is false.
Not to mention the fact that most of these leakers have been proven wrong time and time again. One such leaker, known as TheInSneider, claimed that Sydney Sweeney was starring in a film with Johnny Depp, which Sweeney herself said was false. Rather than admit to wrongdoing, TheInSneider doubled down and insulted Sweeney, calling her a liar. Maybe not a good idea to insult an Emmy nominated actress with an army of lawyers.
But wait! There’s more! TheInSneider clearly learned nothing because months later, he claimed that Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider Verse had been completely cancelled, which was immediately debunked by the filmmakers themselves. Astonishingly, he not only doubled down again, but said that the filmmakers “cannot be trusted.” Sure…
Even after all of this, numerous film sites and blogs are repeatedly hanging on TheInSneider’s every tweet and sharing his highly questionable leaks. He’s not the only offender, but the problem persists; rather than fact check leaks from one solitary source, websites immediately share it and don’t bother to look into the source’s integrity.
Also, in the case of Avengers: Doomsday leaks, of which there are many, what makes it worse is that if any of these spoiler filled leaks were true, there’s no chance the spoiler phobic Marvel Studios would allow them to be posted by random users. One leaker, DanielRPK, claimed years ago that Ant-Man will be killed in the next Avengers film, a massive spoiler that if true, would not leave the Marvel offices without threat of legal action. If this was true, Marvel would shut down DanielRPK’s account and send him a cease and desist. They haven’t, meaning that this likely has zero truth to it.
It’s okay to want more information about upcoming movies. But unless that information is coming directly from the studios, it should be taken with a massive grain of salt. The Internet is breeding ground for falsehoods and clickbait, especially in the age of AI deepfakes. All we’re asking is to keep that in mind when it comes to entertainment news.
