Oprah Gail Winfrey, a well known actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist is also an American media executive. Best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated television program in the history of talk shows. Because of this, Oprah is dubbed as the Queen of All Media.
Being one of the most influential woman in the world, it was no wonder that she was also ranked as the greatest black philanthropist in American History.
That is why many people, may it be her fans or not when a news got all over social media stating that Oprah's place in got raided by the police to arrest her.
It was also said that she committed sex trafficking and it got trending on almost every social media platforms in America.
Immediately getting informed by the horrible news, Oprah clarified on her 42.8 million followers on Twitter that all of these claims were fake and were just made to ruin her reputation.
“Just got a phone call that my name is trending. And being trolled for some awful FAKE thing.” Oprah wrote.
“It’s NOT TRUE,” she added, “Haven’t been raided or arrested.”
Oprah did not go further about the issue but instead, she reminded everyone to keep their selves protected amid the corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak.
“Just sanitizing and self-distancing with the rest of the world. Stay safe everybody,” she said.
According to CNN, Oprah got victimized by QAnon, an online group made on of several people that posts about "outrageous conspiracy theories" and disseminate it on every social media platform.
CNN added that Oprah is just among the many personalities targeted by the group.
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SOURCE: bomboradyo