It's been hard to ignore coverage of the latest Netflix arrival, another instalment of the Monsters series; this time focusing on the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez.

Even harder to ignore, the backlash creator Ryan Murphy has copped from the Menendez family since the series release.

One side claims the depiction of people and events is untrue, the other says it stuck to the story closely.

So who's right? We're factchecking Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story

Plus there's a deeper question the show has presented us with that we must consider...

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