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7 Big Lies 'American Sniper' Is Telling America

There is a backlash against the film's misleading take on sniper Chris Kyle's character.

By Zaid Jilani / AlterNet

January 21, 2015

The film American Sniper, based on the story of the late Navy Seal Chris Kyle, is a box office hit, setting records for an R-rated film released in January. But the film, the authobiography by the same name, and the reputation of Chris Kyle himself are built on a set of half-truths, myths, and outright lies that Hollywood didn't see fit to clear up for Americans.http://www.alternet.org/culture/7-big-lies-american-sniper-telling-america