Short Version: A viral TikTok claiming to show the arrest of the man who allegedly touched influencer Yoatzi Castro at Disneyland is misleading. The footage used in the viral clip was posted to Instagram on February 4, 2024 and is unrelated to the September 23, 2026 incident. Castro reported the incident and a man was arrested, but no verified video of that arrest has been published.
Fact Check: Viral Clip Uses 2024 Instagram Footage — Not the Arrest in Yoatzi Castro's 2026 Disneyland Incident
Lead Stories says: Not Same Man
Fact Check: A widely shared TikTok claims to show the arrest of the man accused of inappropriately touching influencer Yoatzi Castro at Disneyland on September 23, 2026. That claim is misleading: the footage used in the viral clip predates the incident by more than two years and was originally posted on Instagram in 2024.
Image source: post by @viralbrief0 on TikTok.
What the Claim Says
A video posted to TikTok by @viralbrief0 on September 27, 2026, shows a person on the ground surrounded by police and implies the clip depicts the arrest of the suspect in the Yoatzi Castro Disneyland incident. The post's caption read: Man Accused of Touching Woman at Disneyland, Video Sparks Debate.
Image source: post by @foosgonedisney on Instagram.
What We Verified
- The Disneyland incident: Castro says she was live-streaming on Twitch while visiting Disneyland on September 23, 2026, when a man walked behind her and touched her. She reported the encounter to KTLA 5 and to Disneyland security.
- Castro's account: In reporting to KTLA, Castro said,
'I just felt a finger touch me very inappropriately. My first instinct was to turn around and punch because I felt extremely violated.'
She also posted about the incident to her Instagram account @Yoatzi; that post does not show an arrest. - Original footage date: The clip used at the start of the viral TikTok — showing a person on the ground surrounded by police at Downtown Disney in Anaheim — was posted to Instagram on February 4, 2024 by @foosgonedisney. It is unrelated to Castro's September 2026 incident.
- Arrest footage: While authorities say a man was located and arrested after Castro reported the incident, there is no verified public video showing that arrest linked to the September 23, 2026 incident.
Conclusion
The TikTok post is misleading because it pairs an unrelated 2024 Instagram clip with the 2026 allegation. The person shown in the viral footage is not confirmed to be the suspect from Castro's Disneyland report. No verified video of the arrest tied to the September 23, 2026 incident has been published.
Takeaway: Always check original sources and timestamps. In this case, the opening clip in the viral video predates the reported incident by more than two years and does not show the arrest of the person Castro identified.
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