Oprah Winfrey debunks fake news that she has been arrested for sex trafficking after a QAnon conspiracy theory goes viral

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey was a trending topic on Tuesday night, as a conspiracy theory stemming from QAnon went viral, but Winfrey herself debunked it.

Numerous bogus reports claimed that Winfrey's home in Boca Raton, Florida was raided and that she was under arrest on sex trafficking charges.

After being a top trending topic for several hours, the 66-year-old Winfrey was informed that she was trending, and made it clear the rumors were not true.

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Oprah slams ‘FAKE’ report that she was arrested for sex trafficking

Oprah Winfrey denied online rumors early Wednesday that her posh Florida estate had been raided by law enforcement and she had been arrested for sex trafficking.

Winfrey decided to send out a tweet in order to dispel the bogus reports that propelled her name to trend on Twitter late Tuesday.

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.🙏🏾

— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) March 18, 2020

Numerous false reports and social media posts said Winfrey’s Boca Raton home was raided and the talk show host was arrested.

The rumors appeared to originate in an online message forum for teenagers and adults with too much time on their hands.

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Oprah Wasn’t Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges: It’s a Conspiracy Theory

Oprah Winfrey became the No. 1 trend on Twitter on Tuesday nights, with numerous reports claiming her house in Boca Raton, Florida, was being raided, and that she had been arrested on sex trafficking charges. The problem with these claims going viral online is that none of it is actually true.

Oprah herself tweeted late on Tuesday night to say none of the conspiracy theories were true.

'The conspiracy theory surrounding Oprah started with QAnon.

The fringe right-wing conspiracy theory, which centers on an anonymous individual known as “Q,” is known for starting wild conspiracy theories and started in 2017.

The group began on 8Chan after President Donald Trump was elected, with the person or group of people known as “Q” claiming to be deep inside the government with so-called Q-level access to classified information.

The theories posted by Q centered around the idea that Trump was leading an effort to take down the “deep state” and Hollywood elites who had secretly been running a Satanic cannibalistic child-sex cabal in the U.S. and around the world.

The debunked conspiracy theory has grown in popularity among Trump fans during his presidency, with QAnon signs and merchandise often showing up at his re-election rallies.

The Oprah theory is just the latest false claim that celebrities were being arrested on child sex trafficking charges. And this story spread quickly.

Even a bogus video was posted about her arrest, in which a “news reporter” claims her property was roped off and seized by authorities — “excavating her home” for the underground tunnels used for sex trafficking.

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