“Tom Hanks shouting "sexy baby" is connected to Jeffery Epstein and pedophilia.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 3 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The clip shows Hanks in a 2011 “Jimmy Kimmel Live” sketch that mocked the reality television series “Toddlers & Tiaras.”
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 January 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-6I9rIpGi/
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