Another fake news in the internet is an Instagram post saying Tom Hanks supports pedophilia along with the proof.
The Jan. 3 post shared a short video of Hanks clapping and saying ‘sexy baby’ to a child descending a stage.
The caption for the video says; “Tom Hanks Not Even Trying To Hide It” This video has several hashtags epstein, ghislane max well Jeffrey Epstein was a financier who died in jail in 2019 before he could stand trial for charges relating to sexual abuse, as well as sex trafficking, Ghislaine Maxwell was a friend to Epstein who, in June this year, was convicted for conspiring with Epstein to sexually
This is not the first time PolitiFact has given Pants on Fire to similar, baseless claims about @tomhanks and pedophilia.
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The post misinterprets what is going on in the clip with Hanks. It’s from a sketch the actor did in 2011 on the show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” which parodied the show “Toddlers & Tiaras.”
An earlier show, “Toddlers & Tiaras,” which was on air from 2009 to 2016 on TLC network was widely accused of sexualizing children who where in beauty pageants and dressed up, and performing in costumes and routines that were overly provocative.
It was making fun of the reality show; it had no allegiance with pedophilia.
It was starring Hanks as an annoying father who fixates on a pretend little girl named Sophie to win an invented child beauty contest named ‘Miss Ultimate Sexy Baby Nevada.’
For years, QAnon conspiracy theorists have alleged, with actual proof, that some prominent politicians and celebrities are secret members of a satanic child sex trafficking ring.
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