{"id":118376,"date":"2026-04-29T03:28:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/mel-gibson-representative-refutes-false-congress-sex-cult-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:29:00","slug":"mel-gibson-representative-refutes-false-congress-sex-cult-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/mel-gibson-representative-refutes-false-congress-sex-cult-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Mel Gibson Representative Refutes False Congress Sex Cult Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Representative Alan Nierob officially debunked a viral social media rumor on April 29, 2026, which falsely claimed that actor and director Mel Gibson<\/a> had exposed a massive sex cult within the U.S. Congress. The fabrication gained significant traction online following a series of posts on X and Facebook starting earlier in the month.<\/p>\n

“The story was not true,” said Alan Nierob, Gibson’s representative, in a direct email response to Snopes. The brief statement aimed to silence a narrative that had been amplified by various social media accounts despite a complete lack of evidence or official corroboration.<\/p>\n

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The misinformation<\/a> campaign began on April 18, 2026, when an X user named Joshua Hall posted a “breaking” alert alleging Gibson’s involvement in exposing congressional misconduct. This post served as the primary catalyst, leading to widespread resharing across multiple platforms by users who treated the claim as factual news.<\/p>\n