“Tom Hanks did not have coronavirus but was under house arrest for pedophilia in Australia”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Jul 2020.
The Dispatch Fact Check rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 July 2020. The Dispatch Fact Check (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 July 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: Pants on Fire“Says Tom Hanks was “arrested in Australia for pedophilia.”