Colin Kaepernick

Was rapper Daniel Hernandez, aka 6ix9ine, aka Tekashi69, aka Tekashi shot dead in Hollywood, California? Fortunately for his fans he was not: all he has been victim of was a celebrity death hoax. The fake death notice was published on March 28, 2018 via Channel 45 News (archived here) and it read: Daniel Hernandez also known as 6ix9ine, was shot…

Is iconic Detroit rapper Marshall Mathers dead from an overdose and was his body found in his Shelby Township home? Nope, that story came from a prank website and not from a real news outlet, it wasn't true. It was published on Channel45News on or around February 24, 2018 under the title "Eminem Dead at 45 (possible overdose) - Channel…

An article titled "New Orleans Saints Sign Colin Kapernick to 5 year deal." was posted to prank webite trend-news.com by an unknown author, misspelling Kaepernick's name in the process. The full text of the hoax read: The New Orleans Saints have signed controversial NFLQuarterback Colin Kaepernick to a 5 year $67 Million dollar contract. More info on this story as…

Prank website Channel24News was used by someone to post an article titled "Colin Kaepernick signs 2 year deal with the Steelers for $8 million". It read: Free agent Colin Kaepernick today signed a 2 yr 8 million dollar contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers today as a back up to Ben Roethlisberger. This is not true, no such news has been…