“Beyoncé “is a defendant in a major human trafficking case.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 23 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Beyoncé was among 38 defendants named in a 2020 lawsuit by a woman alleging they were part of a criminal enterprise engaged in decades of abuse, including sex trafficking. The lawsuit was dismissed as "frivolous."
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/archive/smXT3
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