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

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in General Factchecking by Genius (41.9k points)
Disney bought Jeffrey Epstein's island to build a theme park.
https://mousetrapnews.com/the-walt-disney-company-buys-epstein-island/
by (150 points)
by (180 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 (180 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 Apprentice (1.2k 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 (150 points)
This is not true as the website as a whole is intended to spread fake news.

54 Answers

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by Newbie (210 points)
I think this website is a load of junk. There is no way the island would be sold let alone disney buying it.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/viral-video-claiming-disney-bought-192000032.html?guccounter=1

This is a rumor started from TikTok. Looking at the article I already knew there was zero way it would be real.
False
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by Newbie (250 points)
Based on the information I researched this is not true at all. There are no valid articles or sources validating this information. All other articles are just speculation. If anything there is an article from Yahoo Tech claiming this is false.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/viral-video-claiming-disney-bought-192000032.html
False
+1 vote
by Newbie (240 points)

Under the article many people deem the article repopsted and fake.  A NPR article from a month ago says the island was sold for $60 million to financier Stephen Deckoff who is not related to Disney.

+1 vote
by Newbie (240 points)
This is misinformation. In the article they quote "an executive" without giving a name to this so-called "executive". There was also no sources provided confirming Disney purchased Epstein's island.
+1 vote
by Newbie (250 points)
False
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by Novice (540 points)
This statement is misinformation. The original source that made this claim, Mouse Trap News, is a Disney news parody site. Because of this, information coming from Mouse Trap News should not be considered true.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disney-bought-epsteins-island/
False
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by Newbie (320 points)
There is no legit information or facts that make me believe that this claim is true. There is no proof of Disney wanting to buy or even trying to purchase Epstein's island. This is misinformation.
False
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by Newbie (220 points)
This is a false claim because there is no evidence that Walt Disney is planning to buy Jeffrey Epstein's island to honor him. It is clear to see this is information because Disney has never done anything to honor Jeffrey Epstein, especially after everything that came out about him taking underage children to that island. Also with a simple google search, there are many articles debunking the claim that was made by MouseTrapNews. The article says that Walt Disney bought the island for 3 million dollars, but there are no other reports of Disney spending any amount. The island was purchased by Stephen Deckoff, who is not associated with Walt Disney, debunking this article.
+1 vote
by Newbie (240 points)
Within this artical, it claimed that expert relaters valued the island at around 3 billion dollars. this is an example of mis/disinformation because the real value of the house was held at 125 billion and sold recently for 60 million.
False
+1 vote
by Newbie (240 points)

This statement is false a report from Yahoo news disproves this 

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

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