The Creators was criticized by the Washington Post for factual mistakes, poor research, literary ignorance, incorrect conclusions, a bias toward Western culture to the exclusion of other cultures, a tendency to overlook the negative, lack of attribution, and visibly sloppy proofreading and editing.
The Washington Post's criticism of "The Creators" focused on its factual inaccuracies, inadequate research, lack of literary sophistication, flawed conclusions, a bias towards Western culture at the expense of other cultures, an inclination to ignore negative aspects, lack of attribution, and evident errors in proofreading and editing.