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Conspiracy theorists are spreading the claim that Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is in the process of producing a documentary exposing human trafficking in Ukraine. Turns out, none of it is true.
Although some say one documentary is being made while others say four, the general message is the same: Gibson is about to face an unprecedented smear campaign by the global elite due to his planned exposure of human trafficking rings.
The claim is straight from the QAnon textbook, a conspiracy theory that claims former President Donald Trump and a team of secret government insiders are working to topple such rings run by child-eating Democrats.
Countless articles from fake news sites have touted the claim, leading conspiratorial Twitter users to believe that the documentary is set to drop any day.
“What? Mel Gibson making a documentary on the $34 billion global child sex trafficking market involving Jeffery Epstein?” one user asked in a tweet with more than 6,000 shares.
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