A rumor is spreading on some news portals claiming that Tom Hanks has left America forever and gone to some unknown place. It is believed that this decision has been taken after the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election, where he defeated Democratic candidate and outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris. The speculation about Tom Hanks leaving the country if Trump returns to power comes amid reports of other celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and his wife Portia de Rossi reportedly leaving the country after the election. Ellen DeGeneres moves to UK with wife Portia de Rossi after Donald Trump’s 2024 US presidential win – report,
But how true is the news of Tom Hanks leaving America and, even more bizarrely, giving back his Oscar nomination? Such “scoops” have been put forward by dubious portals, such as a portal called Xyno.Online, which published an article with the headline: Breaking news: Tom Hanks withdraws Oscar nomination and leaves America: ‘I Enough.’
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The article even claims that Hanks posted an Instagram video where he sits on a bench like his iconic character Forrest Gump and tearfully announces his decision to leave the country. It further alleges that the Academy was surprised by his decision, other celebrities expressed concern, and Trump responded with derision, telling Hanks to “go to Greece”. Hanks’ wife Rita Wilson is believed to have responded to Trump’s comments by confirming his plans to move to Greece permanently, describing it as “the cradle of democracy.” It is noteworthy that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were made honorary citizens of Greece in 2020.
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Even actor Javed Jaaferi shared the article and captioned it: “One of my favorite actors shook a horn. More issues may arise in other countries. All ‘democratic’ countries like America Kind of aren’t accepting of independent ideas. Let’s see if that impacts their work. Some of the powers that be are vindictive.”
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Fact Check: The article is satire, and Tom Hanks is not leaving America
If you look closely at the article you will see that there is a lot of nonsense in it. Tom Hanks has not posted any Instagram videos as Forrest Gump. He did not act in such non-existent films A better tomorrow, the last good personOr a kind nationNeither the Academy nor Trump have made any recent statements about him. The article is simply satire, though not a particularly clever satire. Tom Hanks reacts to Aamir Khan’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, calls ‘Forrest Gump’ remake ‘extraordinary’,
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While Tom Hanks has been vocal in his opposition to Trump, his second presidential term isn’t enough to drive “America’s darling” out of the country. The actor was recently seen in Robert Zemeckis’s film Here And spoke to CNN in June about the possibility of Trump’s return to power. Hanks commented:
“I think there’s always a reason to be concerned about the short term. But I look at the long term of what happened. Our Constitution says, ‘We are the people of the United States, creating a more perfect Union. For.’ There are missteps on that journey to a more perfect union, we know I can list them as best I can, and I’m just a guy who makes movies and reads books.”
So, moral of the story? Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. And if you do, at least click through and check what the article is actually saying.
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Claim :
Tom Hanks is leaving America
conclusion :
No he is not!