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Recently, a claim emerged online that Oprah Winfrey’s house was raided by federal agents in the wake of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ recent arrest and federal indictment. It was first posted on TikTok on September 30 by @frazierpollard, who also goes by Mr P. The Final Boss on the platform.
“Oprah Winfrey, FBI Issues Arrest Warrant. A Raid On Her Home,” the post was captioned.
The TikTok video garnered severe traction online in less than 24 hours with over 155,200 reactions, 16,500 comments, and 48,900 shares at the time of writing.
However, the now-viral claim has turned out to be fake as nowhere does the TikTok video substantiate that Oprah Winfrey’s house had been raided by the feds or that an arrest warrant had been issued in her name.
Meanwhile, the talk show host’s name has also not come up amid Diddy’s ongoing legal troubles. No major media outlets have verified any such claims mentioned in the video.
Rumor about Oprah Winfrey’s house raid first emerged in 2020
This is not the first time that a rumor about a raid being conducted at Oprah Winfrey’s house has surfaced online. In March 2020, during the initial days of COVID-19 lockdown, a claim emerged on social media platforms, reading:
“Oprah Winfrey's home was raided as part of a s*x-trafficking sting.”
The claim was accompanied by several images seemingly showing Winfrey’s Boca Raton house surrounded by red tapes and red cross signs.
Besides, the rumor that her residence was evacuated and seized, while the tunnels underneath were sealed, also began circulating.
However, back then, the claim was debunked by several outlets including Snopes, and was identified as unfounded and fabricated. Not only that but the billionaire herself took to X and cleared the air once and for all.
“Just got a phone call that my name is trending. And being trolled for some awful FAKE thing. It’s NOT TRUE. Haven’t been raided, or arrested. Just sanitizing and self-distancing with the rest of the world. Stay safe, everyone.”
At the time, Snopes also explained that the rumor of the raid and the 70-year-old author involved in a s*x trafficking ring was part of a “larger conspiracy theory” by the right-wing Q Community or Qanon.
The community has allegedly been claiming for years that Oprah and other A-listers, including the likes of Tom Hanks, Madonna, and Celine Dion, among several others, were running a child trafficking racket secretly. However, none of these have ever been proven.
Meanwhile, last month, another rumor surrounding Winfrey circulated online which said that her longtime friend and associate Gayle King was suing her over her alleged connections to the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ongoing federal case. The rumor first surfaced on a gossip page on Facebook targeting Black celebrities.
However, Snopes later debunked the rumor and called it fake and posited that it was posted by an untrustworthy source that often engaged in misinformation or parodical content. The outlet also mentioned how it was computer-generated and AI-narrated, adding that there were no verifiable reports of Gayle King ever filing a lawsuit against Oprah.
