Pawnstars Chumlee Dead-Fiction!
Summary of eRumor:
Social media is abuzz with the news that Pawnstars Chumlee is dead after an apparent heart attack.
The Truth:
“Austin ‘Chumlee’ Russell, our favorite dude on the History channel hit TV show ‘Pawn Stars,’ is actually alive and well, he wants everyone to know.” This according to a March 13, 2014 article in the Kansas City Star.
The source for this whopper originated from a prankster site called eBuzzd, whose about page said,” eBuzzd is not a site about hoaxes, rather the eBuzzd site is itself a hoax.”
This is not the first time Russell has been spoofed. In May 2014 a rumor went viral that alleged Chumlee had died from a marijuana overdose.