Sorry, 'Star Wars' not filming in Franklin, Tenn.

This photo provided by Disney shows Daisey Ridley as Rey, left, and John Boyega as Finn, in a scene from the new film, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." The film will be available for purchase on Digital HD beginning on April 1, and on Blu-ray and DVD on April 5.  (Disney/Lucasfilm via AP)
This photo provided by Disney shows Daisey Ridley as Rey, left, and John Boyega as Finn, in a scene from the new film, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." The film will be available for purchase on Digital HD beginning on April 1, and on Blu-ray and DVD on April 5. (Disney/Lucasfilm via AP)

Call it "The Clancy Report Strikes Back."

Over the weekend,hundreds of Middle Tennesseans shared the exciting - but false - news that the latest "Star Wars" film would be shooting scenes in Franklin. Unfortunately, that story came from the folks at clancyreport.com, which bills itself as a "fantasy news website."

"All news articles on clancyreport.com are satire or pure fantasy," it states on its "About Us" page.

Read more at our news partner's website, tennessean.com.

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