Why open yourself up to a lawsuit though? If you say something that can't be solidly proven now you have to deal with lawyers
I am afraid you failed to read the fine print ;) I think the average legalese boilerplate is along the following lines: All characters and events depicted in this film are entirely fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
All "episodes of Galaxy Quest are true historical documentaries".
Classic.