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FOX11 LA anchors make NSFW mistake while discussing hit horror flick ‘Backrooms’

Nypost · · 364 words · By Ross O'Keefe
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FOX11 LA anchors make NSFW mistake while discussing hit horror flick ‘Backrooms’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

FOX11 LA anchors make NSFW mistake while discussing hit horror flick ‘Backrooms’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleA24’s “Backrooms” movie is scary enough, but a FOX11 LA anchor’s not-suitable-for-work mistake could be…darker.

Common ground

He thought the movie was titled “Backdoor.” Anchor Bob DeCastro joked on the Friday morning show that he was looking up the movie and put in the mistaken title.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The movie is outpacing expectations, on its way to an opening between $85 million and $88 million, according to Deadline.”
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An Instagram post explicitly mentions a projected opening of 85 to 88 million, and other sources discuss the movie's box office performance in that range.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deadline(s) or The Deadline(s) may refer to: Time limit, a narrow field of time by which an objective must be accomplished
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deadline is the third Korean extended play (fourth overall) by South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released on February 27, 2026, by YG Entertainment. Consisting of five tracks, the EP marks the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadline_(EP)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deadline Hollywood, commonly known as Deadline and also referred to as Deadline.com, is an online news site founded as the news blog Deadline Hollywood Daily by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is focuse…
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Claim 2: “Lahmers posted the clip on Instagram.”
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While Jennifer Lahmers is identified as a FOX11 LA co-host and has an Instagram profile, the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm that she was the one who posted the specific clip of Bob DeCastro's mistake.
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web search NEUTRAL — Co-host, Good Day LA and GDLA + Advisor, television premiere simulcast Monday, Feb 16th at 8P | 7C on broadcast networks
https://www.instagram.com/jennlahmers/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Another clip from today's appearance on the @jenniferhudsonshow 📺 A message for my fellow warriors Another you don't have to go at it alone.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 7, 2025 · Instagram · TikTok · YouTube ... This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX Television Stations.
https://www.foxla.com/video/1605086
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Claim 3: ““Backrooms” opened on Friday to rave reviews, garnering an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics and 74% from its audience.”
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One source mentions a 'fresh' score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, while the claim states 89% for critics and 74% for audience. There is no single source provided that confirms the exact 89%/74% split, and the 87% figure contradicts the 89% claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered poor have a 0% rating. As of June 2026, only 43 films with either a critic's consensus or more than …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, a film has a rating of 100% if each professional review recorded by the website is assessed as positive rather than negative. The percentage is based …
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Claim 4: “The movie stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve and is directed by Kane Parsons,”
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Wikipedia and multiple other sources confirm the movie is directed by Kane Parsons and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kane Parsons (born June 18, 2005), also known as Kane Pixels, is an American YouTuber, composer, filmmaker and visual effects artist. In January 2022, Parsons began publishing the viral web series Bac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Backrooms is a 2026 American science fiction psychological horror film directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons in his feature-length directorial debut, and written by Will Soodik. It is based on Parson…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backrooms_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor (born 10 July 1977) is an English actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwetel_Ejiofor
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Claim 5: “Anchor Bob DeCastro joked on the Friday morning show that he was looking up the movie and put in the mistaken title [Backdoor].”
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Multiple web search results explicitly describe the incident where FOX11 LA anchor Bob DeCastro mistakenly referred to the movie as 'Backdoor'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, a member of the Republican Party, sought re-election in the 2020 United States presidential election. He was inaugurated as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and filed …
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... He thought the movie was titled “Backdoor.” Anchor Bob DeCastro joked on the Friday morning show that he was looking up the movie and put in the ...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/fox11-la…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anchor Bob DeCastro joked on the Friday morning show that he was looking up the movie and put in the mistaken title. A24's "Backrooms" movie is scary enough, ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/fox11-la-anchors-nsfw-mistake-1…
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Claim 6: “A24’s “Backrooms” movie”
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The claim is confirmed by a New York Post article and multiple other sources including Wikipedia and web search results identifying it as an A24 film.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Drama is a 2026 American romantic black comedy film written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. It stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as a happily engaged couple whose relationship is tested by an …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A24 Films LLC, commonly referred to as A24, is an American independent entertainment company specializing in film and television production, as well as film distribution. They distribute and produce m…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A24 is an American independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. It launched in August 2012, released its first film, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, in F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A24_films
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Claim 7: “A New York Post review said the movie is... “the brainchild of 4chan and YouTube users.””
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A web search result explicitly quotes a New York Post review stating the movie is 'the brainchild of 4chan and YouTube users'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Backrooms is a fictional location invented in a 2019 thread on the imageboard website 4chan. The Backrooms are usually portrayed as an impossibly large ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Backrooms
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... The origin of 'Backrooms' can be traced back to a 4chan post on May 12, 2019 from an anonymous user. The bright and overwhelmingly yellow ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/horror-movie-backrooms-br…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... ... be seen in theaters, yet is the brainchild of 4chan and YouTube users ... New York Post on Google. movie review. BACKROOMS. Running time: 105 ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/entertainment/backrooms-review…
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Claim 8: “The movie is based on a web series that explored fears of getting caught in an endless loop of ever-changing rooms.”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm the film is based on Kane Parsons' web series about liminal spaces and endless rooms.
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How...
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web search NEUTRAL — It is based on Parsons' web series and inspired by the "Backrooms" creepypasta. In the film, Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a furniture store owner, and Mary (Renate Reinsve), his therapist, discover a dim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backrooms_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — “Backrooms” is based on Parsons’ popular web series about liminal spaces — eerie, seemingly endless rooms and structures that originated on 4chan and gained popularity over the years in online forums …
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/backrooms-a24-bigge…
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