Claim: Geppetto, the woodcarver in "The Adventures of Pinocchio" who created a walking, talking puppet out of wood, was actually a slave owner who built Pinocchio out of slaves' body parts.
Fact-check: Geppetto Was a 'Slave Master' Who Built Pinocchio Out of Slaves' Skin and Hair?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Aleksandra Wrona
Date published: 2024-05-22T13:00:04