A July 10 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of reported issues during screenings of an independent film on child sex trafficking.
“AMC Theaters across the country have been turning off the AC in their theater rooms screening ‘The Sound of Freedom,’” reads the post.
It was shared more than 300 times in one week. Other versions of the claim were shared thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.
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Both AMC Theaters and Angel Studios, which released the film, have said the claim is false. AMC Theaters said reported issues at theaters are rare, and hundreds of additional theaters were showing the film as of mid-July due to high demand.
The based-on-a-true-story film follows a federal agent’s journey to save children from sex traffickers. The star of the summer box office hit, Jim Caviezel, has promoted QAnon conspiracy theories surrounding sex trafficking. The film itself does not reference partisan political topics, but it is being promoted by conspiracy theorists and conservative media.
Angel Studios said the claim about theater issues was false in a July 13 statement.
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