On August 20, , a TikTok video was posted, claiming that Disney World was going to lower the drinking age to It was stated that Disney World was battling the Florida government in court to get a resort exemption, which would allow anyone 18 and older to drink on property.
The TikTok video acquired millions of views in just a couple days. This story was also posted on facebook, instagram, and Twitter. Shortly after, the story made it on ABC 10 News. The video originated from an article posted on a blog called Mouse Trap News. Small segment of the original article below. Check for previous work: For this case, we looked up this claim on Snopes fact checking resource. They published an article on the story and labeled it as fake news satire.
It was also aired on ABC 10 News, on their fact or fiction segment, where it was determined to be fiction. View the news segment online. Go upstream to the source: The TikTok video originally came from an article published by the same TikTok user, mousetrapnews. They have their own webpage dedicated to news stories about disneyland parks. The original article claimed that Disney was battling Florida in the courts over the minimum drinking age, but no evidence such as sources or court filings are mentioned.
Read laterally: Upon further exploration of the site itself, their About page actually bluntly admits that they only write fake stories about Disney Parks see picture below. Circle back: If we go back to the main article explaining the story, it reads in the description an explanation of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act passed by congress and signed into law by President Reagan. We can also check another form of social media the user has.
President Donald Trump. Find the full transcription of this interview online. This information was ultimately, misinterpreted. Below is the CDC's tweet addressing the misinformation. By downplaying the severity of the virus despite all the losses recorded by the CDC , President Trump's attitude about the pandemic and the use of masks contributed the view that the COVID public health crisis should be viewed as a political issue.
