Fact Check: Is Mickey Mouse Being Replaced by Figment? TikTok Hoax Leaves Disney Fans Confused
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Disney fans are confused over the rumours saying Mickey Mouse is going to be taken down as the Mascot of Disney. As a TikTok video has been claiming the same. While we are here to let you know if that’s in any way true or not about Disney. So, is it true that Disney is having some other mascot now?
Read ahead to know more about the TikTok video claims Disney to remove Mickey Mouse as its mascot.
Rumours about Disney taking down Mickey Mouse as its mascot
While TikTok has turned into an obsession for all. What we get on the platform is a variety of users and their content on the platform. One such TikTok account known as Mouse Trap News recently made all Disney fans to confusion over its claims.
As the claim on TikTok says Disney is removing Mickey Mouse as its mascot. The video saying the same came out on TikTok on 9th February. Not to miss, Disney and Mickey Mouse have been kind of synonyms of each other. As even the logo of Disney has the ears of Mickey Mouse in it.
@mousetrapnews This might be the saddest day in the history of Disney 😠#disneyworld #disneynews #mickeymouse #waltdisney #figment #thewaltdisneycompany ♬ original sound – olinhere
Disney fans have been confused over Disney removing Mickey Mouse as the mascot
Fans of Disney have come across the claims on TikTok that Disney is removing Mickey Mouse as its mascot. While it also said that instead of Mickey Mouse, Figment the dragon would be replaced as the mascot of Disney.
Disney fans even gave their reaction on social media expressing their confusion about the claims. As one of the fan wrote, “Who the hell is Figment”. While another one said, “Figment of my imagination maybe, there’s no way this is real”. One even said that “You’re joking? they could’ve gone with Oswald”.
Is Disney really removing Mickey Mouse as its mascot?
Despite of the fact that rumours said Disney is removing Mickey Mouse as its mascot. The claims aren’t true. Even the TikTok account that made the claims had its account’s bio as “Real Disney news that is 100% fake”. Which is why the claims about Disney aren’t true.
So, you will get Disney to have its mascot as Mickey Mouse only. However, TikTok itself had a bio saying what type of content it posts on the platform. Not to forget, Disney and Mickey Mouse have been something that forms an integral part of Disney.
Ruchi Singh
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