Mark Zuckerberg says 'The Social Network' got his story wrong, calls watching it a 'weird experience'

Mark Zuckerberg recently shared his thoughts on the 2010 film 'The Social Network', saying that it did not accurately portray his motivations behind creating Facebook.
Speaking on Colin and Samir’s podcast, he described watching the movie as a "weird experience" because, while it got some small details right, the overall story was far from the truth.
The Girlfriend Myth and FaceMash Controversy
Zuckerberg explained that the film made it seem like he was driven by a desire to find a girlfriend, which was not the case. He pointed out that he was already in a relationship with Priscilla Chan before Facebook even existed. He also criticized how the movie linked FaceMash, a website he had created earlier, to the origins of Facebook. According to him, this was incorrect, and FaceMash was just one of many small projects he worked on while at Harvard. He believed that people associated the two simply because both names contained the word "face."
Taking His Company to Watch the Film
The Facebook founder revealed that he had taken his entire company to see the film when it was released. Reflecting on the experience, he said it was strange to see how the filmmakers had recreated small details like his clothing but had completely misrepresented the bigger picture. He expressed frustration that, even 21 years later, many still believed the myths created by the movie, especially the idea that FaceMash was a precursor to Facebook.
Clarifying Facebook’s Origins
Zuckerberg acknowledged that FaceMash was indeed a controversial website but insisted that it had no connection to Facebook. He felt that The Social Network contributed to a widespread misunderstanding of his early work, making people believe that Facebook’s origins were based on rating people's attractiveness, which he denied. Instead, he described himself as a college student who was simply experimenting with different online projects.
The 2010 film, directed by David Fincher, is based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, alongside Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, and Max Minghella. The movie is available for streaming on Netflix.