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in General Factchecking by Innovator (51.8k points)
Disney bought Jeffrey Epstein's island to build a theme park.
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by Newbie (300 points)
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This satirical article is a prime example of why you should not just look at a headline that jumps out at you and assume it to be true! Even a glance at the website will tell you that this is false.
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The claim of “The Walt Disney Company officially buys Epstein Island”, after further research seems to be false. A article by Rueters states that although the claim has no supporting evidence, social media such as instagram or Tik Tok programs are taking the claim to a stronger extent. No official claims from The Walt Disney Company have been made to oficcically support this claim. Another aspect to dispute this claim involve the history of Epsteins islands. Researching back, a CNBC article recorded in 2023, that Epstiens islands were bought by Billionaire Stephen Deckoff, stating plans not towards a Disnet theme park but a resort space (Mengan, 2023). Therefore, this claim based off further research and information, it was understood that is it incorrect. Walt Disney did not buy the Epstien islands in plan for future disney parks. Lastly, this example of a non accurate claim circulating social media, highlights the importance of verifying spread information with trusted sources rather then trusting the popular vote.
Sources: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/jeffrey-epstein-private-islands-bought-by-billionaire.html
https://mousetrapnews.com/the-walt-disney-company-buys-epstein-island/
by (100 points)
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This is not true. According to https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/article-about-disney-buying-epstein-island-is-satire-2024-04-22/, this article that claimed Disney purchased Epstein's island is "Satire", declared by the Reuters fact check team.
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I like how you mention social media and how everything can be taken out of context, also how you state that a lot of people joke around on social media and it can lead to people not knowing what's real or fake. I agree, social media is a powerful tool, however it is also used to spread falso information, whether that be on purpose or accident. A lot of people cannot tell the difference between jokes or not on social media because there is no emotion or unlying tone through a screen.
by Newbie (460 points)
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It's funny to me that you would assume Disney did not already own Epstein Island. The Epstein family's historical connection to Walt Disney is clear as day, and something Disney himself took pride in.

If we were to break down the etymological, numerical value of "Mickey", we will find that:

M-13, I-9, C-3, K-11, E-5, Y-25.

Notice anything?

All of the numbers but Y are underage. Y="Why", as in "Why" "would I have sex with a 25 year old?" Sounds pretty fishy, right?

Disney also takes pride in his bestiality, which can be found in his original animation of Mickey riding a steam boat and "whistling". This "whistling" features Mickey closing his eyes, and bobbing his head back and forth with an open mouth, almost as if fellating, or, in layman's terms "giving a blowjob".

Now, I think we can all admit that we felt butterflies when watching this animation. I myself experienced my first erection upon viewing Mickey's delicate technique. I can only imagine the feeling of his soft and wet mouth upon my desperate member. And I think we can all relate. We have all had the fantasy of Mickeys steamboat "whistle". In fact, I first ejaculated when watching the video, and given that it was featured in the beginning of almost every Disney movie, Im sure most young men would say the same. In fact, I would estimate around 98% of men experienced this.

It's clear to me that this was Disney’s intention. Disney probably got pleasure knowing that young men like me were getting so excited at the sight of his animation. It's sickening. He is a sick, dark twisted man.

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by (140 points)
According to a USA Today article, this information is incorrect. The writer also uses subjectivity and casual speech. Also, attribution was not properly used and quotes were confusing.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/12/epstein-island-sold-to-disney-satire-fact-check/73292777007/
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by Newbie (290 points)

This claim that Jeffrey Epstein's island will become a theme park created by Disney isn't factual and lacks actual evidence. The island was bought by a financier Stephen Deckoff and he has absolutely nothing to do with Disney at all. Also, there is a ton of speculation on websites about what will happen to the island. There is nothing confirmed. 

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/04/1173956903/jeffrey-epstein-island-sold-st-james: This article describes who actually owns the island at the moment. 

https://www.newsweek.com/disney-offer-cruises-jeffrey-epstein-island-twitter-fact-check-1802125: Everyone is unsure about what actually happened with the island and can only speculate. 

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by (160 points)
This is False. There was a claim made the Disney has bought or is interested in buying the Epstiens island for a stop on its crew ship. The claims were spread through TikTok and X first claims came from Dominick Andrew McGee on May 18th on X. He shared Disney would send kids to the island for snorkeling day trips. Disney released a a statement saying they never have or will have connections with epstiens island. They had snorkeling at an island near the area not related.
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by Newbie (320 points)
This is misinformaiton. There is no valid or real proof of Disney purchasing or attempting to purchase Epstein's island.  This is 100% false.
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by Newbie (240 points)
This claim is not true. Disney is a brand for children, they would never buy an island with such a bad reputation to build a theme park on.
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by Newbie (240 points)
This article is False, the origin of the headline was from Mouse Trap News, which is known for it false news about the Disney Company. However Jeffrey Epstein's island was sold in 2023 to Stephen Deckoff for $60 Million.
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by Novice (540 points)

This Article is not factual and lack any real evidence. I was looking at articles made by more reliable news sources, and it said a man named Stephen Deckoff, was the man who bought it, and this man has absolutely nothing to do with anything related to Disney. I found a article that shows that Disney did not buy it 

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/303614/20240415/disney-denies-purchase-epstein-island-amid-viral-rumors.htm

So the article is false 

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by Novice (540 points)

“Jeffery’s Island is the perfect place to put up a new theme park. It’s also a great way to honor the late, great, Jeffery Epstein, who took his life too soon.” this quote when I googled it can only be traced back to the article and no source. MouseTrap does not specify the speaker. This is misinformation. 

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by Newbie (200 points)

This is completely false. When searching this up on Google, all the articles from a day or two ago are about how this claim is fake. Articles like Yahoo, Tech Times, USA Today, and Snopes all discuss the wrong claim. Snopes even has a statement from Mouse Trap News saying that they are a satire site that posts fake and fun stories about Disney.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-bought-epsteins-island/

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by Newbie (200 points)

This claim is entirely false. Disney did not buy Epstien's island, and is not planning to build a new theme park on it. This hoax was started on Facebook and spread like wildfire. After further research there were multiple articles that said this was in fact wrong. I'll link them below

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