In general you can sometimes get insight from the "Talk" section for these kinds of questions.
In this case, there was a "historical inaccuracies" section which was removed due to sourcing concerns. Not sure how well it holds up to what is (/was was the time) up on the German one.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:JFK_(film)/Archive_1#Qu...
Sometimes it can be up to chance or culture, sometimes editorial differences.
EDIT: Come to think of it, in this case maybe the German Wikipedia just has misproportionate coverage and activity for its speaker-base (this would certainly fit with my preconception)? I recall reacting to pages on topics from other countries where I'd be surprised to find it covered in German and not the native language,
Re:Fake IMDB credits
by leephillips on Sunday August 07, 2022 @07:35PM
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> So it's just a movie, all fiction?!?
Well, yes.
Re:Fake IMDB credits
by mitchdoogle on Sunday August 07, 2022 @08:33PM
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I've seen several movies based on real events that have a section about the level of similarity to actual events
Re:Fake IMDB credits
by _trampeltier on Monday August 08, 2022 @02:56AM
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The german site has it too. That's why I was wondering.
I understand there are differences in languages. But in this case, in english, the most important information is missing. So it's just a movie, all fiction?!?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFK_(film)