Westboro Baptist Church Fred Phelp’s Deathbed Confession “I’m Gay”-Fiction! & Satire!

Westboro Baptist Church Fred Phelp’s Deathbed Confession “I’m Gay”-Fiction! & Satire!

Summary of eRumor:

This is a forwarded email that contains what appears to be a news article that alleged a deathbed confession of a hidden gay past by Westboro Baptist founder and anti-gay activist Fred Phelps.
 

The Truth:

The deathbed confession is a hoax by the satire website of the National Report.

A Westboro Baptist Church spokesperson told reporters that the 84-year-old  Phelps died on March 20, 2014 of natural causes.   This according to a March 20, 2014 article by CNN. 

Posted 03/21/14