![]() ![]() Other popular YouTube videos that seemed to come from the same network of bogus celebrity news sites included the following misleading titles: " 7 MINUTES AGO: Mark Wahlberg Shares New TERRIFYING Details About Hollywood," " Hollywood FREAKS OUT After Mel Gibson & Mark Wahlberg DESTROY Them," and " Mark Wahlberg CONFRONTS Hollywood For Blacklisting 'Sound Of Freedom.'" We reached out directly to Wahlberg to ask about the YouTube video, but did not receive a response within two days. In reporting from PolitiFact, the site noted that the picture of Wahlberg used in the article was from 2017 and had nothing to do with the subject.įurther, and most important, a representative for Wahlberg told both Lead Stories and Reuters that the article was "completely false." "Nevertheless, there is currently no substantiated evidence to support the claim that Wahlberg made such a statement, and his representative has categorically denied any association with it." Wahlberg Rep Says 'Completely False' "This news was remarked as fake," the narrator said. ![]() However, at the 5:33 mark in the video, the narrator said that everything they had just talked about, apparently including the remarks in the video's title and thumbnail image, was fake. He also said, "The People's Voice, aka YourNewsWire, one of the biggest fake news websites on the internet." 'American Heroes' with 'Balls of Steel'ĭespite the "fake" label that was displayed on top of the article screenshot, the YouTube video's narrator continued on as if the story was real.Īt the 5:08 mark in the video, a quote from the article was read by the narrator that claimed Wahlberg said "Sound of Freedom" actor Jim Caviezel, as well as Mel Gibson, who had promoted the film but was not involved in its creation, were "'American heroes' with 'balls of steel' for daring to take on the Hollywood system and play their part in raising awareness about the scourge of elite pedophilia in the entertainment industry." In Sardarizadeh's tweet, he mentioned that former Fox News and "60 Minutes" reporter Lara Logan appeared to believe the article was real, having shared it to her followers. This screenshot with the "fake" label originally came from a tweet that had been posted by BBC Verify journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh. It's unclear if the creator of the video noticed the "fake" label. ![]() However, the screenshot of the article that appeared in the video showed a large label that said it was "fake." The narrator in the video mentioned that the former has since been deleted.Īccording to the article, Wahlberg made remarks about "blood drinking pedophiles" in Hollywood in front of "hundreds of people at a Sunday school meeting in Los Angeles." The article was originally reported by The People's Voice, then was republished to SGT Report. 'Nowhere Left to Hide'Īt the 4:03 mark in the YouTube video, displayed on screen was a screenshot from an online article that showed the headline, "Mark Wahlberg: Hollywood Pedophiles Have 'Nowhere Left To Hide.'" Content might be opinionated.Īlso, the video in question appeared to feature narration from a voice that had been generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) tool.Ĭommenters who praised Wahlberg for speaking out about things he never said did not seem to remark about the narration being fake. Viewer advised to do own research before forming their opinion. The bottom of the description under the YouTube video warned viewers that its content might not be true:ĭisclaimer: Content might be gossip, rumors, exaggerated or indirectly besides the truth. However, we found no evidence that Wahlberg had ever publicly spoken about "Sound of Freedom," nor did we locate documentation that showed he had said "enough is enough" about "the evil Hollywood," as referenced in the video's title. There's no evidence that Wahlberg ever made these remarks about "Sound of Freedom."
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