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2024-11-30 22:56:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 75419B1F63E891C20B6CA92D938B7B42E5FE931B89212ED6A5534948B1FF5A4B
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Original Note:
Claims that Mel Gibson called Hollywood an “institutionalized pedophile ring” are false. https://x.com/Shayan86/status/1862987713009336344 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mel-gibson-hollywood-pedophile-ring/ https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/07/fact-check-mel-gibson-did-not-say-hollywood-is-controlled-by-parasites-who-are-involved-in-child-sacrifice-pedophilia.html The hoax originated from yournewswire.com and www.theneonnettle.com. https://archive.ph/SuTTt https://archive.ph/lOqN6 Gibson's appearance on The Graham Norton Show was real, but the fake quote NEVER occurred. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpR43y7JUXI Gibson's spokesperson also denied it. https://www.newsweek.com/mel-gibson-hollywood-elites-drink-childrens-blood-fact-check-1786935
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