# Hidalgo based on a hoax?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidalgo-based-on-a-hoax/221933>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidalgo-based-on-a-hoax/221933 "2003-12-31T13:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Selkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidalgo-based-on-a-hoax/221933/8 "2004-01-01T05:59:48Z")

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Former equestrienne ringing in. The whole story _screams_ “tall tale” to me, and barring extensive corroboration, I’ll treat it as not only fiction, but wildly improbable fiction. I plan on watching it only for MST3k purposes.

I really hate seeing “based on a true story” used to advertise complete fiction. Just because 100% accuracy isn’t achieveable in non-fiction doesn’t mean the term is completely up for grabs.

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