Jeff Bezos’ ex MacKenzie Scott drops dystopian nightmare book with sex-crazed presidents

Nypost · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Aug 22, 2026 · 719 words · By Geoff Earle

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Jeff Bezos’ ex MacKenzie Scott drops dystopian nightmare book with sex-crazed presidents See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Jeff Bezos’ ex MacKenzie Scott drops dystopian nightmare book with sex-crazed presidents See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google This billionaire’s new book has some ‘prime’ time presidential debauchery.

Common ground

Jeff Bezos’ ex MacKenzie Scott has dropped her first post-divorce novel, creating a dystopian nightmare ruled by two leaders — “President priss,” who fantasizes about getting “serviced” in the White House and a sex-crazed South African surgeon.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The installments already drew 6,000 subscribers after five excerpts”

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The provided evidence for claim 5 discusses other Substack publications (UBERSOY, Brian Merchant) but does not provide subscriber counts for MacKenzie Scott's specific book.

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web search NEUTRAL — I also have a YouTube and an X account. Click to read UBERSOY, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.Over 4,000 subscribers. Subscribe.
https://ubersoy.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Writing and reporting on AI, tech, labor and power. For everyone Silicon Valley is happening to. Click to read Blood in the Machine, by Brian Merchant, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of…
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — My personal Substack. Click to read Bronze Age Pervert Magenta Notebooks, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
https://www.bronzeagepervert.yoga/

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Claim 2: “She has spent considerable effort giving her fortune away, in contributions that made their way to Israel hating charities like American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Students for Justice in Palestine, and the Palestinian Community Network.”

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Claim 3: “The cover page says it will run 80,000 words”

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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (discussing relative clauses and drawing tips) and do not mention the word count of the book.

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web search NEUTRAL — (Some contain more than one.) Rewrite them as participle clauses. 1 The word astronaut, which is formed from two Greek words, means 'star sailor'. 2 Only flights which reach an altitude of 100 km or m…
https://www.euroki.org/koza/identify-the-relative-clauses-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day.
https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

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web search NEUTRAL — - Timestamps: 00:00 - Let's Begin 00:55 - Step 0: Start with 'Why' 01:41 - Step 1: Forming the Habit 04:46 - Step 2: Learn the Fundamentals 06:28 - Step 3: Do a Project ---- About the Video: I made a …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MeJxenIpw

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Claim 4: “One, “The Testing of Luther Albright: A Novel,” deals with California man who struggles through family problems after an earthquake hits his Sacramento home.”

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Britannica confirms the title 'The Testing of Luther Albright' as her debut novel, but the specific plot details about a Sacramento man and an earthquake are not detailed in the provided evidence snippets.

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Claim 5: ““Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds)” is the third tome for Scott”

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Britannica and another web source explicitly state that 'Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds)' is her third novel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The two-nation theory was an ideology of religious nationalism that advocated Muslim Indian nationhood, with a separate homeland for Indian Muslims within a decolonised British India, which ultimately…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-nation_theory

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Two Days and Two Nights" is the twenty-fifth episode (production #125) of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. The episode won the 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling For A Series. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Days_and_Two_Nights

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 28 February 1992, or 15 March 1992, and 24 September 1993, Cambodia was administered by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) under the terms of the 1991 Paris Peace Ag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations–administered_Ca…

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Claim 6: “She began serializing and self-publishing the book August 8 on Substack”

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Two separate web search results confirm the book was published on Substack starting August 8, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Good News International Ministries (GNIM), also known as the Good News International Church and the Servant P. N. Mackenzie Ministries, and commonly referred to as the Shakahola cult, is an apocal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_News_International_Minist…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kelvin Calder MacKenzie (born 22 October 1946) is an English media executive and a former newspaper editor. He became editor of The Sun in 1981, by which time the publication had been established as B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin_MacKenzie

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MacKenzie Scott (née Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist, philanthropist, and early contributor to Amazon. She was married to Jeff Bezos, the co-founder of Amazon, from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacKenzie_Scott

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Claim 7: “The author sold 75% of the Amazon stock she got in her divorce from Bezos and has donated $26 billion to date.”

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Claim 8: “Her first two works of fiction are for sale on Amazon.”

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While Britannica mentions her debut novel 'The Testing of Luther Albright', there is no specific evidence provided in the search results confirming that two works of fiction are currently for sale on Amazon.

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Claim 9: “Her second work, called “Traps,” deals with a movie star on a road trip to Las Vegas.”

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Claim 10: “It is a craft she studied at Princeton, where she studied with acclaimed novelist Toni Morrison, who wrote a blurb for her first book.”

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Two independent web sources confirm that Scott studied at Princeton under Toni Morrison and that Morrison wrote a blurb for her first novel.

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web search NEUTRAL — MacKenzie Scott (née Tuttle, formerly Bezos; born April 7, 1970) is an American novelist, philanthropist, and early contributor to Amazon. She was married to Jeff Bezos, the co-founder of Amazon, from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacKenzie_Scott

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web search NEUTRAL — Ms. Scott studied at Princeton University under the novelist Toni Morrison and won critical acclaim for her 2005 debut novel, “The Testing of Luther Albright.” Ms. Morrison wrote a blurb for it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/business/mackenzie-scott-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Morrison, who was Scott’s creative-writing professor at Princeton University, put Scott on a path to publish her first novel and get one of her first jobs out of school, where she met now ex-husband J…
https://fortune.com/article/how-did-mackenzie-scott-close-re…

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Claim 11: “Subscribers can read all 320 pages of it for free”

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While the existence of the book on Substack is confirmed, the specific details regarding the page count (320 pages) and the 'free' status for subscribers are not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Haudenosaunee Confederacy ( HOH-din-oh-SHOH-nee; lit. 'those who build the longhouse'), also known as the Iroquois ( IRR-ə-kwoy, -⁠kwah), is a confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking indigenous peoples …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IQ and the Wealth of Nations is a 2002 book by psychologist Richard Lynn and political scientist Tatu Vanhanen. The authors argue that differences in national income (in the form of per capita gross …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_the_Wealth_of_Nations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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Claim 12: “Jeff Bezos’ ex MacKenzie Scott has dropped her first post-divorce novel”

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Multiple independent sources (Newsy Today and Wikipedia) confirm MacKenzie Scott is a novelist and has launched a novel titled 'Last Days in Two Nations' on Substack since her divorce.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Jeff Bezos, who is an American billionaire businessman, is active in e-commerce, space exploration, and philanthropy. Bezos and his former wife MacKenzie Scott co-founded Amazon. Jeff's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Jeff_Bezos

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lauren Wendy Sánchez Bezos (née Sánchez; born December 19, 1969) is an American former journalist. She is a licensed pilot and founder of Black Ops Aviation, an aerial film and production company. Sán…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Sánchez_Bezos

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Claim 13: “Scott, 56 — who got $38 billion in Amazon stock after her split with Bezos in 2019”

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Wikipedia confirms her birth date as April 7, 1970 (making her 55/56 depending on the current date in 2026). Web search results confirm she received nearly $40 billion in Amazon stock during the 2019 divorce, which aligns with the $38 billion figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2015), for which he was twice nominated …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Scott

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alister MacKenzie (30 August 1870 – 6 January 1934) was an English golf course architect whose course designs span four continents. Originally trained as a surgeon, MacKenzie served as a civilian phys…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alister_MacKenzie

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