The Exposé

Did The Guardian report former President George H.W. Bush passed away aged 93, shortly after his wife Barbara Bush? No, that's yet another death hoax from the same network of fake news sites that ran a premature announcement about the death of Barbara Bush (and several other people). The story originated from an article published on April 21, 2018 titled…

Did The Guardian write Beenie Man (aka Anthony Moses Davis) died aged 44 after being shot? No, that's just a followup hoax from a fake news website that is part of a network that published an earlier false story about him being shot. The new story originated from an article published on April 19, 2018 on a site called "Reports"…

Did The Guardian report that former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard died aged 78? No, that's not true. The fake story about his death was reported by a fake news website that seems to be closely related to the site spreading a Barbara Bush death hoax earlier this week (a full day before she actually passed away). We spotted…

Did actor Bill Roache of Coronation Street fame die aged 85 today? No, that's not true: he became the latest victim of a network of fake sites specializing in death hoaxes and other fake news. The latest death hoax originated from an article published on April 18, 2018 by a website using the domain name breaking-cnn.com (which is not affiliated…

Was Jamaican dancehall artiste Beenie Man (aka "Anthony Moses Davis") shot at least twice by unknown assailants and is he currently in hospital fighting for his life? No, that story is not true: it was published by a site with a long history of publishing hoaxes and fake news about celebrities. Beenie Man is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer…

UPDATE: Barbara Bush did now pass away on April 17, 2018 as reported by the NY Times: Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President and Mother of 43rd, Dies at 92 As the wife of the 41st president and the mother of the 43rd, George W. Bush, Mrs. Bush was only the second woman in American history to see a son…

Did comedian and actor Will Ferrell die Saturday after being in a two car crash on Thursday somewhere in Southern California? No, Ferrell is not dead, the story is not true. While he was actually in a car crash he escaped with minor injuries. The hoax about his death was spread by a known fake news website that is part…

Did Cameroonian soccer player Samuel Eto'o get arrested after his girlfriend plunged to her death during sex with him on the balcony of a luxury hotel in Nigeria? No, that did not happen. The fake story originated on a website that is known for regularily publishing false stories and which is part of a network of such sites. The story…

Was South-African runner Caster Semenya hospitalized after getting bitten by a snake at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia? No, that story is not true, it was a hoax published by a site that is part of a network of fake news websites. The story appeared on April 4, 2018 on a webiste named simply "Reports" but using…

Did singer Toni Braxton die aged 50 Nope, she did not die, that's fake news. The story that she passed away is not true and originated on a website that is part of a network of known fake news sites. The article proclaiming Braxton's death was published by a site calling itself "Reports" under the URL breaking-cnn.com and was titled…