The Omicron Variant Movie From 1963
Did you see a movie poster for a 1963 sci-fi film called The Omicron Variant? The poster spread on social media and people wondered if the movie predicted our current covid-19 crisis. The only problem is that it’s a fake movie poster for a film that never existed.
As the AFP pointed out, creator of the poster, Becky Cheatle, claimed credit for the photoshopped work and assured everyone it was just a joke. Cheatle didn’t mean to deceive anyone, but once an image like that gets stripped of context, the internet can speedily work its misinformation magic.
Yes, there really was a movie in 1963 just called Omicron, but it wasn’t about a pandemic. It was about aliens.
