“Warner Bros Cancels $10 Million Project Starring ‘Woke’ Robert De Niro.”

Robert De Niro, center, argues with a Donald Trump supporter May 28, 2024, in New York after speaking to reporters in support of President Joe Biden across the street from Trump’s criminal trial. (AP)

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stated on May 28, 2024 in social media posts:
“Warner Bros Cancels $10 Million Project Starring ‘Woke’ Robert De Niro.”
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Robert De Niro, center, argues with a Donald Trump supporter May 28, 2024, in New York after speaking to reporters in support of President Joe Biden across the street from Trump’s criminal trial. (AP)Robert De Niro, center, argues with a Donald Trump supporter May 28, 2024, in New York after speaking to reporters in support of President Joe Biden across the street from Trump’s criminal trial. (AP)
Robert De Niro, center, argues with a Donald Trump supporter May 28, 2024, in New York after speaking to reporters in support of President Joe Biden across the street from Trump’s criminal trial. (AP)

Jeff Cercone
By Jeff Cercone
May 30, 2024
Did Robert De Niro lose film role after anti-Trump comments? No, claim is from satire sites
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A social media claim that Warner Bros. canceled a $10 million project with “woke” actor Robert De Niro originated on satirical websites.

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After Robert De Niro clashed with Donald Trump supporters outside the Manhattan courthouse where the former president is on trial, social media users shared a headline that said Warner Bros. had canceled a project with the “woke” actor.

De Niro spoke at a President Joe Biden campaign news conference May 28, warning of what he said were the dangers of putting Trump back in the White House. His punishment, according to the social media posts, was losing a movie role.

“BREAKING: Warner Bros Cancels $10 Million Project Starring ‘Woke’ Robert De Niro,” said one X post shared after De Niro’s comments.

We found multiple examples of social media users sharing similar posts, some of which predate De Niro’s courthouse news conference.

The X post, which had more than 614,000 views, did not link to a story, but a Google and social media search using its words shows that it originated on satirical websites in December.