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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Topics 3

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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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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Her first two works of fiction are for sale on Amazon?
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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: “Her first two works of fiction are for sale on Amazon.”

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The NY Post and other web search results confirm she has published two previous novels ('The Testing of Luther Albright' and 'Traps').

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Her first two works of fiction are for sale on Amazon.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/bezos-ex-scotts-dystop…

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Claim 2: “The cover page says it will run 80,000 words”

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The specific word count of 80,000 words is only mentioned in the primary claim and not found in the corroborating evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — (Fishing For $80,000). Fishing with Nordbye 364,924 views 3 years ago. Copy link.What a blessing! Lake of the Ozarks has some giant bass and we catch them! I had an MLF camera man, Robert, in my boat …
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Claim 3: ““Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds)” is the third tome for Scott”

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The NY Post, Britannica, and other web search results explicitly name 'Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds)' as her third book/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…
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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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Claim 4: “She began serializing and self-publishing the book August 8 on Substack”

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The NY Post reports the August 8 Substack serialization, and web search results confirm the existence of a 'Last Days in Two Nations' publication on Substack by MacKenzie Scott.

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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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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…
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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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Claim 5: “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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Multiple independent sources confirm Scott studied under Toni Morrison at Princeton and that Morrison wrote a blurb for her first book.

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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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web search NEUTRAL — Scott studied creative writing under Toni Morrison.Scott’s debut novel, “The Testing of Luther Albright,” was published in 2005 and received strong critical attention. Morrison also provided a blurb f…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/glob…

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Claim 6: “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 7: “The installments already drew 6,000 subscribers after five excerpts”

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The specific number of subscribers (6,000) after five excerpts is only reported by the primary source; web results only mention 'thousands of subscribers' generally.

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Claim 8: “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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The NY Post and multiple web search results confirm the title 'The Testing of Luther Albright' and its plot involving a man in California/Sacramento.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — One, “The Testing of Luther Albright: A Novel,” deals with California man who struggles through family problems after an earthquake hits his Sacramento home.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/us-news/bezos-ex-scotts-dystop…

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Claim 9: “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 10: “Jeff Bezos’ ex MacKenzie Scott has dropped her first post-divorce novel”

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Multiple independent sources, including the NY Post and other web search results, confirm that MacKenzie Scott has released her first novel since her divorce from Jeff Bezos.

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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 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 about the page count (320 pages) and it being 'free for subscribers' are only mentioned in the primary claim/source and not corroborated by the provided search results.

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Claim 12: “Her second work, called “Traps,” deals with a movie star on a road trip to Las Vegas.”

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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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The NY Post reports her age as 56 and the $38 billion stock figure. Wikipedia confirms her birth date as April 7, 1970, which makes her 54 or 55 depending on the current date, but the stock figure and divorce year (2019) are widely supported.

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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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