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Disney bought Jeffrey Epstein's island to build a theme park.

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in General Factchecking by Genius (41.3k points)
Disney bought Jeffrey Epstein's island to build a theme park.
https://mousetrapnews.com/the-walt-disney-company-buys-epstein-island/
by (110 points)
by (140 points)
This is misinformation it is not factual none of this ever happened. Disney never attempted to buy Jeffery Epstein. The source on the USA Today fact check resource said it was false this was a clear attempt at propaganda.
by (100 points)
This is false; it's satire taken out of context. A USA Today article from the 12th details that this claim started as a Facebook post, and was satire. Yahoo also debunks this claim, saying that despite it gaining attention on TikTok and X as well, it's not based in fact. It came from Mouse Trap News, and is a great example of social media getting out of hand.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/viral-video-claiming-disney-bought-192000032.html.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/12/epstein-island-sold-to-disney-satire-fact-check/73292777007/
by (140 points)
This website as a whole is intended to spread false information. When you look at what other articles are published, such as "Scientists Confirm Mickey Mouse Isn't Real," shows that this website is meant to troll. There is also a USA Today article that confirms that Disney buying Epstein Island is false information.
by Newbie (220 points)
This is not true.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/12/epstein-island-sold-to-disney-satire-fact-check/73292777007/
You can see other users of this site also claiming this is misinformation.
by (110 points)
This is not true as the website as a whole is intended to spread fake news.

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by Novice (510 points)
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https://mousetrapnews.com/the-walt-disney-company-buys-epstein-island/

This isn't true! If you go to the "about" section on the website that published the article, it states that this website is "satire" and "parody".
Satire
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by Newbie (210 points)
False
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by (170 points)
I found this article:

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/viral-video-claiming-disney-bought-192000032.html

This is likely misinformation!
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by (160 points)
I searched for this headline on a Google search platform to see if other news outlets have made articles about this. The other source I used to confirm this was from USA Today Fact Check. So this claim of Jeffrey Epstein island being bought by Disney to build an amusement park is false.
False
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by Newbie (210 points)

This article is false. When quoting people they did not give who said what quotes and within the article they would make jokes regarding calling it "Kidcot." This is misinformation because they don't have any evidence behind why dicey bought, how much, and why they bought it.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/viral-video-claiming-disney-bought-192000032.html#:~:text=The%20fake%20news%20of%20Disney,be%20some%20truth%20to%20it.

- this article debunks the satire being spread.

Exaggerated/ Misleading
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by (160 points)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/12/epstein-island-sold-to-disney-satire-fact-check/73292777007/

This article from USA Today fact checked whether Disney bought Jeffery Epstein's island or not. As a result it is deemed false.
False
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by Newbie (200 points)
False
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by Newbie (200 points)
This article is simply just untrue and a desperate attempt for clicks. Linked below is an article written by USA Today about this exact article and shows that the information told is false. There is no record of Disney purchasing this plot of land as well with there being no proof the plot of land was sold at all.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/12/epstein-island-sold-to-disney-satire-fact-check/73292777007/.
False
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by Newbie (200 points)
False
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by Novice (500 points)

The source you provided is a known, and self-proclaimed, satire and parody site. On their about page, it says, "We write fake stories about Disney Parks stuff," and "you can be assured that anything you read here is not true, real, or accurate." Since this is the original source of the claim, with no other sources corroborating it, we can conclude that the claim is false.

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