The interesting part wasn't so much the story or the denial. Look at the text and formatting of the 2022 ones. They're all up within an hour or two of each other. The formatting is very similar. They add similar extraneous information no one asked for or cares about, but which can easily be scraped from the Wiki on the man. The sequence of the sentences and layout of the points is similar, even down to having nearly the same sentences.
What we're looking at is AI-written "journalism" and it's being promoted to the top of every major US search engine.
So, I went hunting for verification of this, and ran into these:
https://www.mixedarticle.com/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-arrested-wife https://showbizcorner.com/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-arrested https://passengernews24.com/news-of-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-arrest-making-headlines-was-he-involved-in-the-human-trafficking-racket/ https://techtwiddle.com/was-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-arrested-bizarre-human-trafficking-charges-as-many-think-he-might-step-down/ https://cowdycactus.com/news-of-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-arrest-making-headlines-was-he-involved-in-the-human-trafficking-racket/
And one from Feb 2021, alleging essentially the same, but citing a Canadian blog as the rumor source instead of some guy's Twitter:
https://www.verityweekly.com/fact-check-is-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-in-jail-for-abusing-children/
The interesting part wasn't so much the story or the denial. Look at the text and formatting of the 2022 ones. They're all up within an hour or two of each other. The formatting is very similar. They add similar extraneous information no one asked for or cares about, but which can easily be scraped from the Wiki on the man. The sequence of the sentences and layout of the points is similar, even down to having nearly the same sentences.
What we're looking at is AI-written "journalism" and it's being promoted to the top of every major US search engine.