Zelensky Purchases Bill Cosby’s Former NYC Townhouse (HOAX)

NYP ^ | 12 02 2025 | Bueno Antoinette

[MinorityRepublican]

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Lololahhahahahah! Shorty's concerto!

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

There is some small humor here. The supposed writer of the article inverts a real Antoinette Bueno of Entertainment Tonight into "Bueno Antoinette."

It's a very poor spoof, actually, and all the links at the bottom of the page go back to the proper "dot com" domain, away from the "dot now" fake name, but a very real, one week old domain name. One can "mouseover" all to verify this.

I've made a proper, documented complaint to the ICANN folks and Spaceship, Inc., the registrar. If you would like to also make complaint ( more the merrier ) the proper email is " abuse@spaceship.com."

Registrars take this seriously, but it takes time for them to act. Alas.

[deks]

The www.pagesix.now site has been tied to Storm-1516, a known Kremlin linked disinformation group promoting false stories, such as a fabricated claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought Bill Cosby’s NYC townhouse for $29 million via an offshore company.

This story mimics Page Six’s gossip format but originates from a recently created fake domain, as flagged in real-time X discussions. Users and analysts quickly identified it as bogus by noting the URL mismatch (pagesix.now vs. pagesix.com).

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "The www.pagesix.now site has been tied to Storm-1516, a known Kremlin linked disinformation group...."

Most curious, as a Google text search does not show your results. Can you post a link?

[MikelTackNailer]

Maybe the fridge is still stocked with Jello Pudding Pops.

Whoever actually buys it will get a nifty custom-made bar where guests can relax with special cocktails. Really relax...ing...(snore)

[deks]

Sure. It’s in some Grok research at X.com that I just did, but it doesn’t seem to be linkable. I’ll paste some here for you...

<> Question:
www.pagesix.com is an official site associated with New York Post publishing. Is www.pagesix.now which claims to be associated with New York Post a hoax site?

<> Answer:
Yes, www.pagesix.now is a hoax site masquerading as an extension of the legitimate Page Six gossip column from the New York Post.

It copies the branding and style of the official site (www.pagesix.com) (www.pagesix.com) to spread disinformation, but it has no actual affiliation with the New York Post or its parent company, News Corp.

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<> Question:
Explain Storm-1516 operations

<> Answer:
Recent Disinformation Campaign:
As of December 3, 2025, the pagesix.now site has been tied to a Storm-1516 operation, a known disinformation group promoting false stories, such as a fabricated claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought Bill Cosby’s NYC townhouse for $29 million via an offshore company.

Storm-1516 is a sophisticated, Kremlin-linked disinformation network identified in late 2023 as a major player in Russia’s hybrid information warfare. It operates as a “troll farm” and influence operation, producing and disseminating fabricated content to undermine Western support for Ukraine.

Storm-1516 blends old-school trolling with cutting-edge tech such as:

Fake Media Ecosystem: Spoofs legitimate outlets (e.g., imitating Page Six or Le Monde) and impersonates journalists to publish hoaxes.

AI and Deepfakes: Generates synthetic media, including audio clones of politicians and videos of fabricated “whistleblowers”

Social Media Swarms: Uses bots and influencers for initial boosts; videos garner millions of views on X, Telegram, and YouTube.

[deks]

Thank you for working on proving the hoax, much more reliable than my query to AI.

Grok’s detailed analysis of Storm-1516 included the reference to this townhouse hoax. It seems credible or possible, but I wouldn’t know how to prove it.

[jacknhoo]

Perfect.