&Quot;Death Hoax&Quot;

Earlier this week Lead Stories already reported that Clint Eastwood was NOT dead, despite what a YouTube video was claiming: Fake News: Clint Eastwood is NOT Dead | Lead Stories Hoax Alert Did Clint Eastwood recently die? No, that is not true: It is a celebrity death hoax. The "Dirty Harry" actor is alive and well as of September 1,…

Did Clint Eastwood recently die? No, that is not true: It is a celebrity death hoax. The "Dirty Harry" actor is alive and well as of September 1, 2019, contrary to a YouTube video that was viewed at least 80,000 times in the first three days after it was posted on August 28, 2019. The celebrity death hoax originated from…

Did actor Gary Sinise die aged 67? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the site are frequently copied by foreign-run fake news websites. The people liking and…

Did British Prime Minister Boris Johnson or President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka (or any other well known figure) lose two daughters in the recent shooting an El Paso Walmart? No, that's not true: quasi-identical stories to that effect have been put out by a website that is known for publishing the same death hoaxes and false stories over and…

Did Shaunae Miller & Marcel Uibo, Zodwa Wabantu & a lifeguard, Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard, Connie & Shona Ferguson, Nia Long & Massai Dorsey, Mohammed Al Amoudi & his wife, Kykly & Michael Clarke, Keira Knightley & James Righton or Juna & Adam Sinclair all drown while fishing in the same lake in Canada? No, that's not true: a…

Was a club shut down for killing patrons and selling them as meat? And did this happen in Portland, London, San Diego, Port of Spain, Adelaide, Hong Kong, Colombo, Bangkok, Ottawa, Chicago, Omaha, Seattle, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Now Orleans, San Antonio, Wilmington, Minneapolis, Phoenix or Nassau (or some other place)? No, that's not true: at least two fake news sites have…

Was a man knocked down by a vehicle in Toronto identified as Rugby Union coach Ben Ryan or Lawrence Sichalwe or Sanath Jayasuriya or Kenneth Duremdes? And did he later die in hospital? No, that's not true: a fake news site that appears to be recycling the same death hoax but with different people made the claim but Ben Ryan…

Did film director John Singleton die after suffering a major stroke? No, that's not true: It is another celebrity death hoax taking advantage of a serious health crisis to generate web traffic. John Singleton, 51, is in a coma after suffering a stroke, but not dead, a source close to his family told Lead Stories Thursday night. (A family representative…

Did actor and legendary funnyman Bill Murray die at 81 and was his wish to see "Americans United Under Trump"? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and read links before sharing or liking them in order to avoid…

Did Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger die and did he leave billions of dollars for building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical website that publishes ironic death hoaxes about various celebrities that all supposedly support president Trump (even most of them don't, in real life). This…