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

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in General Factchecking by Genius (41.4k 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 Newbie (210 points)
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by Newbie (210 points)
This claim is completely false. There is no evidence anywhere that Disney has bought Jeffery Epstein's island let alone reach out to do so. The article was also originally posted on a satire website.

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 (200 points)

This is not true. The claim that Disney purchased Epstein's island started as satire (see USA Today article -- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/04/12/epstein-island-sold-to-disney-satire-fact-check/73292777007/). The article claiming it to be correct uses misleading and vague phrases starting with things like "according to official statements," and "according to a top real estate appraiser," instead of attributing any information.

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