Oprah Qanon Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Theory
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Oprah Qanon Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Theory is an unsubstantiated and disproven rumor that television host and producer Oprah Winfrey had been arrested on sex trafficking charges. She has since denied the rumors publicly.
Origin
The earliest mention of the theory was posted on March 14th, 2020, by an anonymous 4chan [1] user as part of the Qanon conspiracy theory. They allege that celebrities claiming to have been infected with the novel coronavirus has, in reality, been or are about to be arrested (screenshot below). They continued:
Convicted Hollywood rapist Harvey Weinstein agreed to a deal in exchange for his testimony against hundreds of top Hollywood celebrities and their involvement in the drug business, pedophilia, and child trafficking. Instead of a 55-year sentence, he only received a 23-year sentence. In exchange he provided testimonies against some of the biggest and most powerful names, including Prince Andrew of the U.K., former president Bill Clinton, former vice president Joe Biden, Tom Hanks, Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, Quentin Tarantino, Charlie Sheen, Bob Saget, Kevin Spacey, John Travolta, Steven Spielberg, Podesta, NXIVM and PIZZAGATE sex trafficking clubs, and hundreds more who all were directly involved with Jeffrey Epstein
Spread
That day, Facebook [2] user John Mendez, in a since-deleted post, wrote, "Get ready for this 💥💥💥 Daddy told a friend & her daughter to drive towards the beach to see if the national guard was out in Broward. Instead of finding the national guard they found something else… Orcas (Oprah’s) house on the intercostal in Boca Raton has not only been seized but they are excavating the property and digging up the tunnels!! Red tape all around the house as not to alert the civilians!
Red Cross sign out in the front!!! Remember the intercostal waterway in right behind the house can’t see it in the picture … the tunnels are being sealed up.
The conspiracy theory continued to spread online that day. Twitter [3] user @DjWalt_ shared the text from 4chan. The post received more than 1,300 likes and 500 retweets in less than three days (shown below, left).
On March 17th, Oprah responded to the theories. She tweeted,[4] "Just got a phone call that my name is trending. And being trolled for some awful FAKE thing. It’s NOT TRUE. Haven’t been raided, or arrested. Just sanitizing and self distancing with the rest of the world. Stay safe everybody." The post received more than 232,000 likes and 32,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
Several media outlets reported on the conspiracy theory, including the Washington Post,[5] CNN,[6] Rolling Stone,[7] Heavy.com[8] and more.
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External References
[2] Facebook – Suzanne Pellerin's Post
[3] Twitter – @DjWalt_'s Tweet
[4] Twitter- @Oprah's Tweet
[5] The Washington Post – ‘NOT TRUE’: Oprah Winfrey debunks bizarre QAnon conspiracy theory spreading across the Internet
[6] CNN – Oprah Winfrey denies 'awful, fake' arrest rumors
[7] Rolling Stone – Oprah Winfrey Debunks Viral QAnon Conspiracy Theory About Arrest
[8] Heavy – Oprah Wasn’t Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges: It’s a Conspiracy Theory
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TheDoctor64
Mar 18, 2020 at 05:57PM EDT
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