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  • Fake News: Rock Icon Mick Jagger NOT Dead, Did NOT Leave Billions For Border Wall

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    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…

    • Feb 6, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Rock Icon Mick Jagger NOT Dead, Did NOT Leave Billions For Border Wall
  • Fake News: Kaepernick NOT Arrested By Superbowl Security

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    Was Colin Kaepernick arrested by Superbowl security? 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 being embarrassed by fans of the site later. All the events described in…

    • Feb 3, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Kaepernick NOT Arrested By Superbowl Security
  • Fake News: Henry Winkler NOT Dead at 77 - NOT A Huge Trump Supporter and Lifelong Gun Lover

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    Did Henry Winkler just die at the age of 77? No, that's not true, the actor best know for playing "The Fonz" is not dead. A death hoax about him was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool conservatives into thinking various Trump-supporting celebrities are dead (even if they don't actually support him). The story originated from…

    • Jan 31, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Henry Winkler NOT Dead at 77 - NOT A Huge Trump Supporter and Lifelong Gun Lover
  • Fake News: Dolly Parton, Country Music and Film Star, NOT Deceased

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    Did singer Dolly Parton die? No, that's not true: the death hoax was published by a liberal satire weblog that usually takes aim at conservatives and Trump supporters but isn't above posting a few boob jokes now and then. Dolly Parton is doing fine. The story originated from an article published by Conservative Tears on January 10, 2019 titled "Dolly…

    • Jan 10, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Dolly Parton, Country Music and Film Star, NOT Deceased
  • Fake News: William Shatner NOT Dead, Final Thoughts NOT of Leonard Nimoy and President Trump

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    Did actor William Shatner die? No, that's not true: a death hoax about the actor who is best known for his role of James T. Kirk in Star Trek was published by a liberal satire weblog in order to trick conservatives and Trump supporters into liking and sharing fake news. The story originated from an article published by Conservative Tears…

    • Jan 10, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: William Shatner NOT Dead, Final Thoughts NOT of Leonard Nimoy and President Trump
  • Fake News: Richard Petty NOT Dead at 81

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    Did former NASCAR driver Richard Petty die on January 6, 2019 and is President Trump heartbroken about the news? 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 being…

    • Jan 7, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Richard Petty NOT Dead at 81
  • Fake News: Border Wall GoFundMe Founder Brian Kolfage NOT Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances

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    Did Brian Kolfage, the triple-amputee veteran who set up the GoFundMe campaign to build a wall on the Southern border of the United States, die under suspicious circumstances? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that routinely publishes death hoaxes about conservative figures. It is not real. The story originated from an article…

    • Dec 30, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Border Wall GoFundMe Founder Brian Kolfage NOT Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances
  • Fake News: Loretta Lynn Did NOT Enter Hospice or Sign Estate Over To MAGA2020, Also NOT Dead

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    Did country singer Loretta Lynn enter hospice care and did she sign over her estate to Donald Trump's re-election campaign MAGA2020? 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…

    • Dec 30, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Loretta Lynn Did NOT Enter Hospice or Sign Estate Over To MAGA2020, Also NOT Dead
  • Fake News: Jon Voight NOT Dead, President Trump Will NOT Speak At Funeral

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    Did actor Jon Voight die and is President Trump going to speak at his funeral? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a recently launched liberal satire website that posts absurd death hoaxes about conservative and Republican celebrities in the hope of embarrassing people who like and share them without reading them first. Jon Voight is not…

    • Dec 17, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Jon Voight NOT Dead, President Trump Will NOT Speak At Funeral
  • Fake News: James Woods Hit By Death Hoax, First Victim of New Christopher Blair Site

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    Did actor and conservative commentator James Woods pass away? No, that's not true: his obituary was published by a new liberal satire website run by Christopher Blair on which he is planning to fake kill many more people in the near future. The story is not real, Woods is alive. The story was the first one the first one to…

    • Dec 16, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: James Woods Hit By Death Hoax, First Victim of New Christopher Blair Site
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