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In March 2022, a rumor was widely circulated on social media that Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney, had been arrested for human trafficking: There is no truth to this rumor. Disney's CEO was not arrested for human trafficking. This rumor originated with a website that labels their content as satire. Vancouvertimes.org published an article titled CEO of Disney arrested for human trafficking on March 17. While a number of people presented this story on social media as if it were a genuine news item, this article is a work of fiction. Vnacouvertimes.org writes on its About page: Social media users may have been taken in by this ruse as this fictional story was published on the heels of a genuine news story involving criminal activity from Disney employees. CBS News reported that 108 people, including four Disney employees and a retired judge, were arrested as part of an undercover human trafficking sting in Florida: The four Disney employees who were arrested either worked in IT for Disney, or at one of the company's restaurants. No high level employees (such as the company's CEO) were arrested.
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