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The Conjuring is based on a true story.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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4 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that the Conjuring is based on a true story?

Partly. Several sources repeat that The Conjuring is presented as based on the allegedly true Perron family case and the Warrens' investigations, while a scholarly chapter argues the film uses pop-culture versions of reality rather than reality itself, and another reference calls the Enfield case only 'supposedly true.' The evidence covers the film's true-story framing and doubts about it, but nothing settles whether the underlying events actually occurred.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 4 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
The Conjuring - Wikipedia
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The Conjuring - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring

Evidence against · 1
The Warren Files, or “Based on a True Story”
2021
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Wetmore, K. J. (2021). The Warren Files, or “Based on a True Story”. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3828/liverpool/9781800859265.003.0003

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The conjuring
2021
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The conjuring. (2021). jstor.org. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1s5nwvc

A Vindication of the Redhead
2021
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Ayres, B. & Maier, S. E. (2021). A Vindication of the Redhead. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=AvFUEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Baroque Aesthetics in Contemporary American Horror
2021
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Eljaiek-Rodríguez, G. (2021). Baroque Aesthetics in Contemporary American Horror. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=yvBUEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

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