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A satirical website published an article claiming that actors Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight have agreed to collaborate on an “unwoke” production studio aimed at promoting traditional values. But several social media accounts shared the story without ruling out that it was fictitious.
“Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie join forces to create an unwoke production studio,” reads an April 16, 2024 Facebook post referring to the Oscar winner and her father.
Voight, which also won Oscars, is a ally of Donald Trump. Pretty, meanwhilecriticized the former US president.
Similar Claims that the duo would team up spread in articles online and on X, where one article read, “AND another victory for the Patriots!”
While Jolie and Voight have long had a strained relationship, she told an interviewer in 2017 that she welcomed his role as grandfather. More recently, Voight critical her daughter After She called for a ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict.
Reports of a father-daughter studio collaboration are FAKE.
Keyword searches returned the same claim on the Esspots website, whose about page states: “Our team of writers and editors are dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest in fake news and absurdity, all with a good dose of humor and satire. »
Other satirical headlines on the site include “Roseanne Barr to launch non-woke program with Tim Allen” and “Michael Jordan launches non-woke brand to rival Nike”. AFP verified other claims from the website.
The claim received thousands of interactions on another Facebook page which said: “We post SATIRE, nothing on this page is real.”
However, several iterations of the claim do not contain such disclaimers.
AFP has verified other satirical claims shared here as authentic.