Fact Check: No, Actor Tom Hanks Has Not Been Arrested, Viral ‘BBC Report’ Screenshot Is Fake
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Fact Check: No, Actor Tom Hanks Has Not Been Arrested, Viral ‘BBC Report’ Screenshot Is Fake

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The Verdict A BBC spokesperson confirmed to Logically Facts that the image is fake. Social media users have circulated a purported screenshot of the BBC News homepage featuring an article headlined: "Live: Tom Hanks arrested on 135 counts of child porn possession." A reverse search of the two images led us to BBC news articles published on June 18, 2021. Comparison of screenshots from viral image and BBC news reports from June 18, 2021 Following this clue, we searched for an archive of the BBC website on the Internet Archive from June 18, 2021, the publication date for both articles, to verify the lead story on the homepage. The verdict A fabricated screenshot has been shared online to claim that the BBC "published and deleted" an article about Tom Hanks getting arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material.

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