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

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

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Amelia_Fiore · Answer 1 · 2024-04-17T22:41:01+0000

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/

Maxwell_Yampolsky · Answer 2 · 2024-04-17T22:41:49+0000

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.

Esmeralda_Reyes · Answer 3 · 2024-04-17T22:41:52+0000

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.

Benjamin_Gullo · Answer 4 · 2024-04-17T22:41:56+0000

This is misinformaiton. There is no valid or real proof of Disney purchasing or attempting to purchase Epstein's island. This is 100% false.

Gage2 · Answer 5 · 2024-04-17T22:41:57+0000

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.

adarv · Answer 6 · 2024-04-17T22:42:20+0000

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.

Cooper_Anderson · Answer 7 · 2024-04-17T22:42:36+0000

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

oliviaward · Answer 8 · 2024-04-17T22:42:52+0000

“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.

Olivia_Schwartz · Answer 9 · 2024-04-17T22:42:54+0000

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/

connormcw · Answer 10 · 2024-04-17T22:42:55+0000

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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