# The Social Reckoning

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## Timeline

- **2026-10-09**: The Social Reckoning release date — Jeremy Strong stars as Mark Zuckerberg in the film set for Oct. 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- **2026-09-10**: Spiro sends pre-release notice to Gibney — Alex Spiro writes to Alex Gibney, saying the documentary's insinuation is false and placing the director on notice before release.
- **2024-11**: Starlink vote-rigging claim publicly refuted — Election officials in multiple states, independent cybersecurity researchers, and fact-checkers publicly refute the claim that Starlink was connected to vote tabulation.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Musk's Pre-Suit Notice Cites 2024 Starlink Fact-Checks in Doc Threat
2026-09-12 16:43:26 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 6

Elon Musk's attorney has put director Alex Gibney on notice before release, arguing a documentary implies the 2024 election was rigged via Starlink. The letter invokes public fact-checks, laying groundwork for a potential defamation action by a public-figure plaintiff who must prove actual malice.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/musk-gibney-pre-suit-defamation-starlink

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