On The Crown debate - if all you have to say is, "Of course people know it's not a documentary, duh" you're playing on easy mode.
It's a particular type of fiction - dramatised history - that depends for its force on the viewer trusting that the events it depicts actually happened roughly in the way they present. So no, it's not documentary, but it's not Stranger Things either.
If people trust the show's version too much they'll come away with a false account of what happened, which isn't fair on the people or institutions involved, not to mention our collective historical understanding.
So I understand why the govt or the Royal Family might want to remind people that this is a confected narrative, even if doing so runs the risk of some saying OF COURSE IT IS WE'RE NOT IDIOTS.
Many of the characters depicted are still alive & this is pretty real for them. I think it's understandable they should be concerned. TV is more powerful than history books.
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