Was rapper Kendrick Lamar shot outside a Los Angeles studio? Not, this is a celebrity death hoax created by a known "fake news generator" website.
The story originated from an article published on September 9, 2018 titled "Rapper "Kendrick Lamar" shot outside Los Angeles studio. Is now suffering in critical conditions " (archived here) which opened:
Compton based rapper Kendrick Lamar was reportedly shot 8 times outside of a Los Angeles studio around 12:47 a.m.......
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Rapper "Kendrick Lamar" shot outside Los Angeles studio. Is now suffering in critical conditions
Compton based rapper Kendrick Lamar was reportedly shot 8 times outside of a Los Angeles studio around 12:47 a.m.......
The site is part of a network of prank websites centered around thefakenewsgenerator.com that allow anyone to create a realistic looking fake news article. The network offers a selection of misleading domain names that can be used to make it look like an article came from real news websites such as CBS News, Associated Press or The New York Times. Each hoax article comes with following disclaimer at the top of the page:
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