Rashid Buttar of the ‘Disinformation Dozen’ Reportedly Dies Buttar came to prominence as a spreader of health disinformation; news of his purported death came only from fellow purveyors of falsehoods.
George Soros Suffers Massive Heart Attack While Visiting Hungary-Fiction! A website known for publishing fabricated reports is behind bogus claims that George Soros suffered a massive heart attack in Hungary on Christmas Eve.
Partridge Family's David Cassidy Dies at 67 from Organ Failure-Reported as Fiction! Reports that David Cassidy dies at 67 in November 2017 weren't true, but Cassidy was in critical condition with organ failure at th time.
Actor Morgan Freeman Has Died at 80-Fiction! Morgan Freeman didn't die at 80 in October 2017 — the rumor came from a websites that enables users to generate "prank" stories.
Robert Richie, AKA Kid Rock, Dies in Meth Lab Explosion at 44-Fiction! Kid Rock isn't dead, a website that publishes spoof articles for users to prank their friends with is behind those false rumors.
Clint Eastwood Dies of Heart Attack at Age 87-Fiction! False rumors that Clint Eastwood died in June 2017 were started by a clickbait report published by a website based in Singapore.
Wrestler "Big Show" Paul Randall Wight Jr. Shot and Killed in Ring-Fiction! False rumors about WWE wrester Big Show being shot and killed in the ring started out as satire and as later mistaken for actual news.
Did Tucker Carlson Die in a ‘Suspicious Auto Accident’? A low-level "satire" site set its sights on the Fox broadcaster in a morbid trilogy.
Bill Clinton Suffers Health Crisis, Family Rushes to Arkansas-Fiction! False reports that Bill Clinton suffered a health crisis and was on the verge of death were spread by a website known for publishing false reports.
‘Jake From State Farm’ Actor Found Dead? Celebrity death hoaxes are nearly as old as the internet, and they leave no one unscathed. In this case, it’s Justin Campbell (perhaps most recognizable as the “Jake from State Farm” actor. But he isn’t dead. This particular celebrity death hoax was started by satire site Huzlers.com, which falsely reported that the actor was found […]
