Many other rumors called outrageously false by the government have dwelt on the sins of officials: corruption, venality and sexual escapades.
And the investigation is being paid for by the tycoon himself — played by Orson Welles, with an outrageously false beard and, for that matter, an outrageously theatrical manner that, nonetheless, masks nothing of his identity.
After hearing a description of the some of the connections made in the film, Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director, said, "It's so outrageously false, it's not even worth comment".
"Outrageously false," said Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director, last month when told about the film's assertion of a sinister connection between Mr. Bush and the family of Osama bin Laden.
He dismissed Mr. Edwards's testimony as "outrageously false" and said he thought Mr. Petty was simply trying to depress earnings so he could buy Mr. Dunlap's stock for very little.
And the investigation is being paid for by the tycoon himself played by Orson Welles, with an outrageously false beard and, for that matter, an outrageously theatrical manner that, nonetheless, masks nothing of his identity.
