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The claim: Posts claim Doug Ford posted a joke about renaming Lake Michigan as 'Lake Epstein'.

UnprovenPolitics, Social media
Where this comes from

Social media makes it easy for statements attributed to public figures to spread quickly, so it's reasonable to wonder whether something they supposedly said is real.

The bigger picture

AFP found no evidence that Doug Ford posted such a joke. The claim circulated but could not be verified.

Checked by AFP Fact Check (“Unsubstantiated”) · 2026

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