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2022-12-01 03:34:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F07A8E902F7C4CE8A8C079B41AAD849492B0427812C66583BD551F75591D3DBD
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A screenshot purporting to show a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) website with a headline reading: “Tom Hanks Arrested on 135 Counts of Child Porn Possession” was digitally manipulated. The BBC confirmed it did not publish the story. This was debunked in 2021. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-tom-hanks-hoax/fact-check-the-bbc-did-not-publish-false-story-on-tom-hanks-arrest-idUSL1N2PG20A https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/06/fact-check-bbc-news-did-not-post-headline-about-tom-hanks-being-arrested-for-child-pornography-charges.html
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