A poster spreading on social media showing the Netflix logo and a Black woman in a pink top hat with the title for an upcoming Willy Wonka film is inauthentic. Users responding to a post sharing the image appear to believe it is a real promo for an upcoming film starring the woman as Wonka (here). Comments on the post include: “Go woke go broke.”However, Netflix confirmed it is not an authentic image. It stars actor Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka www.imdb.com/title/tt6166392/ . The alleged poster for an upcoming “Wonka” film is inauthentic.

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Persons: Willy Wonka, Wonka, “ Go, “ Wonka, Charlie, Timothée Chalamet, Willy Wonka www.imdb.com, Read Organizations: Netflix, Warner Bros, Reuters