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May 10, 2023 · On May 9, 2023, a Twitter user posted a collage of images including what appeared to be a screenshot of a BBC report that actor Tom Hanks was arrested for possession of child pornography. The ...
Tom Hanks was not arrested recently on any charges. The image of a BBC News article about Tom Hanks' arrest on 135 counts of child p*rnography possession that has been doing the rounds on X is false.
Jul 30, 2021 · Fact Check: The lengthy Facebook post alleges Hanks was found guilty of the two crimes via military tribunal days after members of Interpol and the 173rd Airborne Brigade arrested him June 12 in Italy. A “3-officer panel” reached the verdict after reviewing supposed video evidence and sentenced him to death, a punishment that was “carried ...
- Did Tom Hanks Become A Greek Citizen?
- Is Pedophilia Listed as as A Disability in Greece?
- Is There Any Evidence That Tom Hanks Is A Pedophile?
- Our Rating: Partly False
- Our Fact-Check Sources
Yes, he did, along with wife Rita Wilson, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaki announced. On July 26, Mitsotaki posted a photo on Instagram of himself with Hanks and Wilson who were holding up Greek passports saying they “are now proud Greek citizens!” followed by a Greek flag emoji and a thumbs up emoji. Hanks, Wilson and their children were aw...
Pedophilia is not considered a disability under Greek law. In 2012, there was proposal in Greece to include behavioral disorders “such as compulsive gamblers, pyromaniacs, pedophiles and fetishists on the list of disabilities,” according to a Snopes.com fact-check. The idea was the additions would enable better medical assessments, but the classifi...
There is no evidence that Tom Hanks has engaged in pedophilia. A search for “Tom Hanks” on California’s sex offender registry and the U.S. Department of justice’s national sex offender registry resulted in no records, according to a previous fact-checkfrom USA TODAY. Some of those claims regurgitated through QAnon conspiracy theorists stem from a b...
It is true that Tom Hanks, along with his wife Rita Wilson, did become a citizen of Greece. But Greece does not classify pedophilia as a disability, and there is no evidence that Tom Hanks is a pedophile. The allegations are a series of conspiracy theories purported by QAnon supporters. We rate this claim as PARTLY FALSE, based on our research.
USA TODAY, June 18, Fact-check: Ellen, Oprah, many others are not under house arrest for child sex traffickingUSA Today, July 22, What is QAnon and where did it come from? What to know about the far-right conspiracy theorySnopes.com, July 31, Is Pedophilia Considered a Disability in Greece?Misbar.com, Aug. 1, Greece Didn’t Classify Pedophilia as a Disability- 1 min
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Jul 27, 2020 · Tom Hanks. Some of you don’t know it but Mr Hanks was arrested in Australia for paedophilia. He went on national TV to say he had COVID-19 and he was quarantine himself. Not true. He was in custody for a time then house arrest is n his hotel. Now, he’s a flight risk.”. The archived version of the post can be seen here.
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Jul 28, 2020 · Tom Hanks was arrested for "pedophilia" in Australia, and fitted with an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements. In March 2020, actor Tom Hanks was in Queensland, Australia, for the filming of a ...
Nov 29, 2022 · Tom Hanks has not been arrested for the crimes alleged in the tweet. The image the claim is based on is sourced from a fabricated article made to appear as if it had been published by the British ...
